Bolivia and Guatemala were some of the Latin American countries with the highest informal employment rates in the construction sector in 2023. Over 93 percent of the construction workers in those countries were informal. Jamaica was the country with the lowest informal construction employment rate. Panama was one of the countries in Latin America with the most construction workers as a share of total employment in cities.
Informal employment as a share of total employment in the construction industry in Latin America in 2023, by country
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ILO. (December 11, 2024). Informal employment as a share of total employment in the construction industry in Latin America in 2023, by country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1371750/informal-construction-employment-in-latin-america-by-country/
ILO. "Informal employment as a share of total employment in the construction industry in Latin America in 2023, by country." Chart. December 11, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1371750/informal-construction-employment-in-latin-america-by-country/
ILO. (2024). Informal employment as a share of total employment in the construction industry in Latin America in 2023, by country. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1371750/informal-construction-employment-in-latin-america-by-country/
ILO. "Informal Employment as a Share of Total Employment in The Construction Industry in Latin America in 2023, by Country." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Dec 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1371750/informal-construction-employment-in-latin-america-by-country/
ILO, Informal employment as a share of total employment in the construction industry in Latin America in 2023, by country Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1371750/informal-construction-employment-in-latin-america-by-country/ (last visited December 19, 2024)
Informal employment as a share of total employment in the construction industry in Latin America in 2023, by country [Graph], ILO, December 11, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1371750/informal-construction-employment-in-latin-america-by-country/