RETA 6430: Measuring the Informal Sector

Informal employment Profile Frequency Distribution of Workers in Bangladesh, Area By Nature of Employment, Division and Locality Nature of Employment Formal Total Informal Division Chittagong 1,415,581 7,782,386 9,197,967 Dhaka 2,483,181 12,211,304 14,694,485 Variable Estimate Khuha 488,485 5,069,714 5,558,199 Employed 47,356,591 Rajshahi 763,399 10,202,852 10,966,251 Unemployed 2,137,672 Barisal 355,552 3,029,563 3,385,115 Labor Force Sylhet 312,383 3,242,190 49,494,263 3,554,574 Total 5,818,582 41,538,009 47,356,591 Locality Rural Urban SMA 2,899,327 931,116 1,988,139 33,232,904 36,132,231 Nature of employment % 4,223,014 5,154,130 Informal 87.71 4,082,092 6,070,230 Total 5,818,582 41,538,009 47,356,591 Formal 12.29

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