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Unpaid Family Workers as a proportion of all employees - United Kingdom
Year Value Units Series GeoCode Observation status Unit multiplier
2012 0.3846308547 Percentage (%) Unpaid Family Workers as a proportion of all employees Undefined Units
2013 0.4033204628 Percentage (%) Unpaid Family Workers as a proportion of all employees Undefined Units
2014 0.3932380545 Percentage (%) Unpaid Family Workers as a proportion of all employees Undefined Units
2015 0.3870031103 Percentage (%) Unpaid Family Workers as a proportion of all employees Undefined Units
2016 0.407996366 Percentage (%) Unpaid Family Workers as a proportion of all employees Undefined Units
2017 0.3685581538 Percentage (%) Unpaid Family Workers as a proportion of all employees Undefined Units
2018 0.4056133038 Percentage (%) Unpaid Family Workers as a proportion of all employees Undefined Units
2019 0.3788898402 Percentage (%) Unpaid Family Workers as a proportion of all employees Undefined Units
2020 0.2923989807 Percentage (%) Unpaid Family Workers as a proportion of all employees Undefined Units

Source: Office for National Statistics

Geographical Area: United Kingdom

Unit of Measurement: Percentage(%)

This table provides metadata for the actual indicator available from UK statistics closest to the corresponding global SDG indicator. Please note that even when the global SDG indicator is fully available from UK statistics, this table should be consulted for information on national methodology and other UK-specific metadata information.

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Indicator description

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Geographical coverage

United Kingdom
Unit of measurement

Percentage(%)
Definitions

This indicator presents the share of employment which is classified as informal employment in the total economy, and separately in agriculture and in non-agriculture.
Available disaggregations

Not available for this indicator
Calculations

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Other information

Data follows the UN specification for this indicator. This indicator has been identified in collaboration with topic experts.
Data last updated 24 June 2022
Metadata last updated 21 September 2021

This table provides information on metadata for SDG indicators as defined by the UN Statistical Commission. Complete global metadata is provided by the UN Statistics Division.

Indicator name

Proportion of informal employment in total employment, by sector and sex
Target name

Promote development-oriented policies that support productive activities, decent job creation, entrepreneurship, creativity and innovation, and encourage the formalization and growth of micro-, small- and medium-sized enterprises, including through access to financial services
UN designated tier

Tier II
UN custodian agency

International Labour Organization (ILO)
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Source 1

Organisation

Office for National Statistics
Periodicity

Yearly
Earliest available data

2012
Geographical coverage

UK
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Release date 08 June 2021
Next release

TBA: We plan to update indicator data within 4 months of data being released
Statistical classification

Official
Contact details

SustainableDevelopment@ons.gov.uk
Other information

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