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OpenAPI 3.1.0Proprietary2026-08-031,5423,1505.5 MB
Statistical Agencies

Informal employment rate (non-agricultural)

Share of non-agricultural employment in the informal sector from ILO dataflow DF_EMP_NIFL_SEX_INS_RT. Key dimension INS indexes institutional sector (INS_SECTOR_TOTAL, INS_SECTOR_PRI private, INS_SECTOR_PUB public, INS_SECTOR_FRM formal, INS_SECTOR_INF informal). Coverage is broadest for developing countries.

get/api/v1/ilostat/informal-employment

Query parameters

countriesstring

ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 country codes (developing countries coverage).

ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 country codes (developing countries coverage).

freqstring

Frequency: A or Q (where reported).

Frequency: A or Q (where reported).

sexstring

SEX_T, SEX_M, or SEX_F.

SEX_T, SEX_M, or SEX_F.

insstring

Institutional sector code.

Institutional sector code.

last_ninteger

Most-recent observations per series.

Most-recent observations per series.

startstring nullable

startPeriod.

startPeriod.

endstring nullable

endPeriod.

endPeriod.

Response

Informal employment rate observations by sex and institutional sector.

Example response

{
  "meta": {
    "endpoint": "/api/v1/fred/us/cpi",
    "data_time": "2026-04-16T14:30:00Z",
    "response_time": "2026-04-16T14:30:12Z",
    "provider": "Sugra API v1.0.1",
    "source": "sugra_crypto",
    "attribution": "Short interest and Reg SHO daily short volume data is owned by and sourced from FINRA (Financial Industry Regulatory Authority).",
    "fallback_chain": [
      "sugra_crypto",
      "sugra_finance"
    ]
  }
}