Chi, Nguyen HuuHuyen, Nguyen Thi ThuRazafindrakoto, MireilleRoubaud, Francois2017-07-172017-07-172010-12https://hdl.handle.net/10986/27587In 2007 the General Statistics Office (GSO) launched a joint research program with the French Institute of Research for Development (IRD) to measure and analyzes the informal sector in Vietnam. Two kinds of surveys were conducted in 2007: a national Labour Force Survey (LFS) which, in a first for Vietnam classified labour by institutional sector thereby separating out the informal sector; and two specific surveys in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) which were grafted onto the LFS2007 to find out more about the characteristics of household businesses (HB) in general and especially the informal sector (HB&IS2007). This brief presents the main findings (both methodological and analytical) of these two rounds of LFS as regards the labour market and the informal economy in Vietnam. In the context of the global crisis, it looks at the dynamics of the main labour market indicators with a special focus on informal sector and informal employment between 2007 and 2009.For the first time ever in Vietnam, it is possible measure precisely the evolution of the informal economy and to check for the robustness of the estimates provided. In the conclusion the author outline some of the implications of the findings in terms of survey design and economic and social policies.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOAFFECTED WORKERSAGE DISTRIBUTIONAGE GROUPAGE GROUPSAGRICULTURAL LABOURAGRICULTUREBENCHMARKBUSINESS CYCLECOMPETITIVENESSCONTRACTUAL RELATIONSDEFLATORSDEREGULATIONDEVELOPING COUNTRIESDISCOURAGED WORKERSDOWNWARD PRESSUREEARNINGECONOMIC GROWTHECONOMIC SLOWDOWNECONOMICSELASTICITYEMPLOYMENT LEVELSEXPORTSFARMERSFINANCIAL CRISISGDPGENDER BALANCEGROWTH RATEHOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTIONHOUSEHOLD INCOMEINCOME DISTRIBUTIONINCOME GROWTHINCOME MEASURESINFLATION RATEINFORMAL ECONOMYINFORMAL EMPLOYMENTINFORMAL SECTORINSURANCEJOB CREATIONJOB INSECURITYJOB LOSSESJOB STATUSJOBSLABOR MARKETLABOURLABOUR DEMANDLABOUR FORCELABOUR MARKETLABOUR MARKETSLABOUR RELATIONSLABOUR SUPPLYLDCSLESS DEVELOPED COUNTRIESLIVING CONDITIONSLONG TERM UNEMPLOYMENTLOW UNEMPLOYMENTLOW UNEMPLOYMENT RATEMANPOWERMIDDLE INCOME COUNTRIESMIGRANTMIGRANT WORKERSMIGRATION FLOWSNATIONAL ECONOMYNATIONAL LEVELNOMINAL INCOMEOPEN UNEMPLOYMENTPOLICY BRIEFPOLICY MAKERSPOLICY RESPONSEPOORPOVERTY ASSESSMENTPOVERTY REDUCTIONPREVIOUS RESULTSPREVIOUS STUDIESPRICE ADJUSTMENTPRICE LEVELSPRODUCTION UNITSPRODUCTIVITYREAL INCOMEREAL WAGERESPECTRETURN MIGRATIONRURALRURAL AREASRURAL EMPLOYMENTRURAL PEOPLESELF-ASSESSMENTSOCIAL COHESIONSOCIAL IMPACTSSOCIAL INSTITUTIONSSOCIAL POLICIESSOCIAL SCIENCESSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENTTOTAL EMPLOYMENTUNEMPLOYEDUNEMPLOYMENTUNEMPLOYMENT RATEUNEMPLOYMENT RATESUNPAID FAMILY WORKERSURBAN AREASVULNERABILITYWAGE EMPLOYMENTWAGE GROWTHWAGESWORKERWORKERSWORKING HOURSWORKING POPULATIONYOUNG PEOPLEYOUNG WORKERSReportWorld Bank10.1596/27587