Informal employment in Northern America
Northern America: Informal employment was 14,647 in 2027. ▲ Rising
Informal employment in Northern America, 2004–2027
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Northern America recorded 14,647 for informal employment in 2027.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, informal employment in Northern America peaked at 15,068 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 13,042, in 2004.
Northern America ranks 57th of 87 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Informal employment in Northern America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 13,042 | — |
| 2005 | 13,257 | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 13,511 | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 13,600 | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 13,543 | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 13,138 | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 13,158 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 13,212 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 13,502 | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 13,610 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 13,847 | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 14,093 | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 14,286 | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 14,560 | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 14,806 | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 15,007 | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 13,434 | -10.5% |
| 2021 | 13,976 | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 14,872 | +6.4% |
| 2023 | 14,991 | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 15,068 | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 15,059 | -0.1% |
| 2026 | 14,833 | -1.5% |
| 2027 | 14,647 | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13,348 | 13,042 | 13,600 | 6 |
| 2010s | 14,008 | 13,158 | 15,007 | 10 |
| 2020s | 14,610 | 13,434 | 15,068 | 8 |
More work & labour data for Northern America
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 242,481 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.1584 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.1665 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.1499 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.33 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.6023 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 386,690 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 474,966 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 232,485 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 47,965 1000 No (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is informal employment in Northern America?
- Informal employment in Northern America was 14,647 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest informal employment recorded in Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 15,068 in 2024.
- What is the lowest informal employment recorded in Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 13,042 in 2004.
- How does Northern America rank for informal employment?
- Northern America ranks 57th out of 87 groups with data for 2027.
- Is informal employment rising or falling in Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern America data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Informal employment (ILO modelled estimates). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Imputed observations are not based on national data, are subject to high uncertainty and should not be used for country comparisons or rankings. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. Informal employment comprises persons who in their main or secondary jobs were (a) own-account workers, employers and members of producers' cooperatives employed in their own informal sector enterprises; (b) own-account workers engaged in the production of goods exclusively for own final use by their household (e.g. subsistence farming); (c) contributing family workers, regardless of whether they work in formal or informal sector enterprises; or (d) employees holding informal jobs, whether employed by formal sector enterprises, informal sector enterprises, or as paid domestic workers by households. For more information, refer to the ILO Modelled Estimates (ILOEST) database description.