Informal employment rate in Northern America
Northern America: Informal employment rate was 7.64 in 2027. ▼ Falling
Informal employment rate in Northern America, 2004–2027
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for informal employment rate in Northern America is 7.64, measured in 2027. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, informal employment rate in Northern America peaked at 8.19 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 7.64, in 2027.
That places Northern America 75th out of 87 groups with data for 2027, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Informal employment rate in Northern America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 8.19 | — |
| 2005 | 8.18 | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 8.18 | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 8.15 | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 8.11 | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 8.13 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 8.16 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 8.1 | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 8.13 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 8.09 | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 8.09 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 8.1 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 8.08 | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 8.08 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 8.09 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 8.06 | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 7.66 | -5.0% |
| 2021 | 7.7 | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 7.94 | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 7.89 | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 7.92 | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 7.9 | -0.3% |
| 2026 | 7.77 | -1.6% |
| 2027 | 7.64 | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.16 | 8.11 | 8.19 | 6 |
| 2010s | 8.1 | 8.06 | 8.16 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.8 | 7.64 | 7.94 | 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 rate in Northern America?
- Informal employment rate in Northern America was 7.64 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest informal employment rate recorded in Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 8.19 in 2004.
- What is the lowest informal employment rate recorded in Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.64 in 2027.
- How does Northern America rank for informal employment rate?
- Northern America ranks 75th out of 87 groups with data for 2027.
- Is informal employment rate rising or falling in Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Northern America data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Informal employment rate (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.