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Argentina
National Statistics and Census Institute (INDEC, Spanish acronym)

* El trabajo decente en la Argentina ("Decent work in Argentina")
INDEC edited this document in preparation for the Dialogue table on the promotion of decent work in Argentina.
Through labour market indicators, it aims to attain a rough estimate of working conditions for the Argentine population, thus finding inputs to secure a decent job for workers.
The study was conducted during May 2002.

* Employed persons are classified by status in employment, by sex and by aggregated branch of activity. 2001 census.

* Evolution of activity, employment, unemployment and underemployment rates. Total built-up urban areas since 1974.

* Socio-economic indicators of the Economically active population by built-up urban areas for the first quarter of 2005.

Bolivia
National Statistics Institute

* Activity rate

* Employed population characteristics
Information on the employed population is disaggregated by sex, age, occupational group, status in employment, economic activity.

* Labour income
Monthly average income in the main annual occupation, disaggregated by sex, occupational group, rural or urban area, status in employment, and combinations of these variables.

Brazil
Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics

* Table containing the percentage of own-account workers for a period of 10 or more years in relation to total employed persons in the reference week. Information covers the 2002-2005 period.

* Other descriptive labour market indicators, such as employment and unemployment rates, may be searched at:
http://www1.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/indicadores/trabalhoerendimento/pme_nova/defaulttab.shtm?c=3

Chile
National Statistics Institute

* Employed persons by status in employment at national level

* Other indicators on the Chilean labour market are available at:
http://espino.ine.cl/eneweb/paginas/tabulados.asp

Colombia
National Administrative Statistics Department

http://www.dane.gov.co/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=1

* Labour market. Informality

* Continuous Household Survey
It reports the main labour market indicators for 2004 and 2005, on a quarterly basis, updated to the second quarter of 2005.

* Press bulletin
The household survey analysis, according to the evolution of the different indicators of the Colombian labour market, by gender, may be found in the following bulletin: http://www.dane.gov.co/files/investigaciones/boletines/ech/ech_informalidad/bolet_ech_informalidad_IItrim05.pdf

Costa Rica
National Statistics and Census Institute

* Social statistics: employment

* Employed population by status in employment, according to planning region and occupational group

Ecuador
National Statistics and Census Institute

* Labour market indicators by main cities

* 2006 monthly average income, by economic sectors and sex, for the main cities in Ecuador

* 2006 monthly average income, by economic sectors and sex, for natural regions

Honduras
National Statistics Institute

* Poverty maps

* Employment tables
The relevant variable in this table refers to the number of employed persons. Information is also disaggregated according to the following variables: sex, educational level, geographic area, branch of activity, occupational category and educational level. In addition, there are cross-references between them, so we can obtain data regarding, e.g., employed persons by status in employment, branch of activity and geographic area.

* Work tables
Data concerning the number of jobs are classified according to the following variables: gender, geographical area, branch of activity, status in employment, level of education; and combinations between these variables.

* Employed persons' income tables
The following tables refer to income received from work, according to given variables and combinations between them. Variables include sex, level of education, geographical area, branch of activity, status in employment and educational level.

Jamaica
Statistical Institute of Jamaica

* Jamaica's labour market indicators may be obtained at this site, such as employment and unemployment rates, disaggregated by gender, during the 2002- 2004 period.

Mexico
National Institute of Statistics, Geography and Data Processing

* Tables with data on employed population, by sex, according to status in employment.
Quarterly information on status in employment of Mexican persons by sex, corresponding to January-March and April-June 2005.

* Employed population, by sex, according to income level, for 2005.

* Composition of employed population over 14 years of age, for 2005.
Economically active population's breakdown is given by level of schooling, status in employment, activity sector, for the first months of 2005, up to June inclusive.

* Other indicators concerning the Mexican labour market, such as unemployment, underemployment, employed population by economic activity, etc. may be obtained at: http://www.inegi.gob.mx/est/default.aspx?c=5213

Nicaragua
National Statistics and Census Institute

* Main indicators of the urban labour force
Indicators contained in the following table consist of annual data for the 2000-2002 period. Economically active population is disaggregated by activity rate. Employed persons are described according to their level of schooling and sector (formal and informal, as well as classified between men and women). Unemployed persons are also categorised by level of schooling.

* Other labour market indicators are available at: http://www.inec.gob.ni/

Panama
Statistics and Census Department

* Main labour market indicators by province, sex and category in economic activity: Household Survey, for the years 2003 and 2004.
Employed population is classified either as full-time workers, part-time workers, underemployed persons, non-agriculture informal workers. Each group is quantified by branch of activity and sex.

* Rates on visible and invisible underemployment and informal employment, by area, province and sex: Household Survey, 2003 and 2004.

* Main labour market indicators by province, sex and by status in employment: Household Survey, 2003 y 2004.
In this case, information is broken down into civil servant employees, private enterprise employees, domestic work, own-account workers, employers (owners), contributing family workers and members of producers' cooperatives.

* Main labour market indicators by province, sex and occupation, for 2003 and 2004, according to Household Survey data.

* Other labour market indicators, such as unemployment rates disaggregated by different variables, may be found at: http://www.contraloria.gob.pa/dec/

Paraguay
General Statistics, Surveys and Census Department

* Labour market indicators
The following publication analyses the main results of the Household Survey in Paraguay for 2004: http://www.dgeec.gov.py/Publicaciones/Biblioteca/Empleo%20EPH2004/Empleo%20en%20Paraguay%202004.pdf

Peru
National Institute of Statistics and Data Processing

* Under Social Information, several socio-demographic indicators are given. Employment and social security rates should be highlighted among the labour market indicators. On this topic, data cover participation in economic activity, employment rate, remunerations, labour conditions and pension systems. Information is available for different indicators such as geographical area, branch of activity, status in employment, level of education, age, number of jobs according to enterprise's size, etc.

Statistics and Labour Studies Programme of the Labour and Employment Promotion Ministry

* Peruvian labour statistics
Labour market information: Economically active population, Employed economically active population, employment distribution by cities, remunerations and evolution of employment.

* Specialised employment household survey
This document summarizes the main labour market variables up to the third quarter of 2004.

Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia Government Statistics Department

* Labour market indicators cover the 1997-2004 period. Pertinent indicators are specific employment and unemployment rates by gender, age, branch of activity, occupation, district, etc.

Trinidad and Tobago
Censal Statistical Office

* Labour Force 1st Quarter Bulletin 2005.
The following bulletin contains labour market information provided on a quarterly basis, covering 2004 and the first quarter of 2005.

Uruguay
National Statistics Institute

* Average income of the main occupation by category and sex. Data are reported quarterly for the 2001- 2005 period for the urban interior of the country.

* Average income of the main occupation by category and sex. Data are reported quarterly for the 2001- 2005 period for Montevideo (capital city).

* Continuous Household Survey
The following document summarizes the main indicators of the Uruguayan labour market for 2004.
Analytical categories are: Working-age population and Economically active population. Descriptions of the population at working age include level of education, disaggregated by gender and age group. Activity rate takes account of employed and unemployed persons, providing specific rates by gender and age group. On their part, employed persons are disaggregated by: status in employment, income from work, sector of activity. Many of the above variables are combined, e.g., status in employment and income.

Venezuela
National Statistics Institute

* Employment and unemployment indicators are made available on-line. Employment indicators are categorised by formal and informal sectors, and by employers' sectors (public and private). Unemployment indicators are shown by age group and by gender. Starting from November 2004, bulletins report household sample surveys with the above information, which can be reached at the following address and by selecting economic indicators.
http://www.ine.gov.ve/tripticos/menuboletines.asp