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Participant-wise Share in Employment

Retrieve employment distribution by participant categories (self-employed, wage/salary earners, unpaid family workers, employers), showing the structure of employment relationships.

GET/3.0/economy/employ-participant

Description​

This endpoint provides participant-wise employment distribution showing how employment is structured by employment relationships—self-employed persons, wage/salary earners, unpaid family workers, and employers. Employment structure by participant category reveals labour market informality levels, entrepreneurship prevalence, and employment opportunity nature. High shares of self-employment or unpaid family work indicate informal economy dominance and potential underemployment issues. This data is crucial for labour market structure assessment, informal sector analysis, labour policy design, and understanding employment quality. Data is sourced from the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) Labour Force Surveys.

Request​

Authentication​

  • Type: Bearer Token
  • Required: Yes

Parameters​

This endpoint does not accept any query parameters.

Response​

Success Response (200)​

{
  "status": "ok",
  "message": "",
  "data": [
    {
      "year": "2025",
      "employers": 0.05,
      "employees": 0.50,
      "self_employed": 0.35,
      "family_workers": 0.10,
    },
    {
      "year": "2024",
      "employers": 0.04,
      "employees": 0.48,
      "self_employed": 0.37,
      "family_workers": 0.11,
    }
  ]
}

Response Fields​

FieldTypeDescription
yearstringYear identifier (e.g., "2025")
employersnumberShare of employment as employers (percentage)
employeesnumberShare of employment as wage/salary earners (percentage)
self_employednumberShare of employment as self-employed persons (percentage)
family_workersnumberShare of employment as unpaid family workers (percentage)

Error Responses​

For detailed Common Error responses, see the Error Handling.

Examples​

Get Latest Employment by Participant Type​

curl -X GET "https://csapis.com/3.0/economy/employ-participant" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_TOKEN"

Use Cases​

  • Informal Economy Assessment: Measure informality through self-employment and unpaid work shares
  • Entrepreneurship Analysis: Track self-employed and employer categories
  • Social Protection Planning: Design programs based on employment type (wage earners vs self-employed)
  • Labour Standards: Identify segments needing labour protection focus
  • Gender Inclusion: Assess female employment in different employment relationships
  • Labour Market Structure: Understand nature of employment opportunities
  • Economic Formalization: Track movement from informal to formal employment