MEASURING INFORMAL SECTOR EMPLOYMENT IN PAKISTAN - TESTING A NEW METHODOLOGY

Reliable measurement of informal sector employment has long been problematic. Basing their work on a recent ICLS definition, the authors conducted pilot studies in Pakistan to determine how far information that can be obtained through existing statistical instruments permits differentiation between employment in formal and informal sectors. A household survey separated the employed in this respect and identified establishments for which they worked. An enterprise survey then questioned own-account workers and employers, enabling a comparison with data from the household survey and the identification of the questions most useful for making this distinction. Slight changes to Pakistan's Labour Force Survey are proposed.