In the fourth quarter of 2019, the agriculture and fishing industry in Tunisia registered the highest share of informal employment in the country, with over 85 percent of the workers being informally employed. Furthermore, the informal employment rate was approximately 64 and 35 percent in the non-manufacturing and services industries, respectively. A smaller percentage of people were instead employed in the manufacturing sector, corresponding to about 22 percent. Overall, almost 45 percent of the total working population in Tunisia was employed in the informal sector in the fourth quarter of 2019.
Informal employment as a percentage of total employment in Tunisia in 4th quarter 2019, by sector
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National Institute of Statistics (Tunisia). (September 1, 2020). Informal employment as a percentage of total employment in Tunisia in 4th quarter 2019, by sector [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1186397/informal-employment-share-in-tunisia-by-sector/
National Institute of Statistics (Tunisia). "Informal employment as a percentage of total employment in Tunisia in 4th quarter 2019, by sector." Chart. September 1, 2020. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1186397/informal-employment-share-in-tunisia-by-sector/
National Institute of Statistics (Tunisia). (2020). Informal employment as a percentage of total employment in Tunisia in 4th quarter 2019, by sector. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1186397/informal-employment-share-in-tunisia-by-sector/
National Institute of Statistics (Tunisia). "Informal Employment as a Percentage of Total Employment in Tunisia in 4th Quarter 2019, by Sector." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Sep 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1186397/informal-employment-share-in-tunisia-by-sector/
National Institute of Statistics (Tunisia), Informal employment as a percentage of total employment in Tunisia in 4th quarter 2019, by sector Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1186397/informal-employment-share-in-tunisia-by-sector/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Informal employment as a percentage of total employment in Tunisia in 4th quarter 2019, by sector [Graph], National Institute of Statistics (Tunisia), September 1, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1186397/informal-employment-share-in-tunisia-by-sector/