Employment Status and Workforce in the Formal and Informal Sector: A Case Study of district Lahore

The present study highlights the employment status and work force in the formal and informal sector in the urban labor market. The effects of socioeconomic and human capital variables are analyzed on the formal and informal sector employment. A household survey is conducted in urban areas of distric...

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Published inJournal of political studies (Lahore, Pakistan) Vol. 24; no. 1; p. 83
Main Authors Gillani, Durdana Qaiser, Naeem, Muhammad Zahid
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Lahore Department of Political Science, University of the Punjab 01.07.2017
Subjects
Case studies
Economic models
Education
Effects
Employers
Employment
Employment opportunities
Growth rate
Human capital
Immigration
Informal economy
Labor force
Labor market
Participation
Population growth
Sex discrimination
Urban areas
Wages & salaries
Women
Work
Workers
Workforce
Lahore Pakistan
Pakistan
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Summary:The present study highlights the employment status and work force in the formal and informal sector in the urban labor market. The effects of socioeconomic and human capital variables are analyzed on the formal and informal sector employment. A household survey is conducted in urban areas of district Lahore. Data is collected from 321 participants of the urban labor market. The multinomial log it results indicate that education, age, gender, father's education and presence of assets are the most important factors which determine the employment status of workers in urban areas of district Lahore. The results suggest more employment opportunities to absorb the rapidly growing population in urban areas of district Lahore.
ISSN:1994-1080
2308-8338