Employment Activity Status

Retrieve employment breakdown by activity status, including urban, rural, formal, and informal employment segments in Pakistan.

GET/3.0/economy/employ-status

Description

This endpoint retrieves employment activity status breakdown including urban, rural, formal, and informal employment segments across Pakistan. Employment distribution by activity status and geography is crucial for regional development planning, informal economy assessment, service delivery design, and labour standards enforcement. Urban areas typically feature greater formal employment concentration, while rural areas depend more on agriculture and informal activities. The formal-informal employment distinction is vital for tax policy, social protection system design, and labour rights enforcement. Data is sourced from the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) Labour Force Surveys.

Request

Authentication

• Type: Bearer Token
• Required: Yes

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
area	string	Yes	Filter by area type: urban, rural
type	string	Yes	Filter by formality: formal, informal

Response

Success Response (200)

{
  "status": "ok",
  "message": "",
  "data": [
    {
      "year": "2025",
      "value": 0.60,
    },
    {
      "year": "2024",
      "value": 0.58,
    }
  ]
}

Response Fields

Field	Type	Description
year	string	Year identifier (e.g., "2025")
value	number	Employment value

Error Responses

For detailed Common Error responses, see the Error Handling.

Parameter Not Provided (200)

{
  "status": "error",
  "message": "`area` and `type` query parameters are required.",
}

Examples

Get Latest Urban Formal Employment Data

curl -X GET "https://csapis.com/3.0/economy/employ-status?area=urban&type=formal" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_TOKEN"

Use Cases

• Regional Development: Plan urban and rural employment initiatives
• Informal Sector Formalization: Track progress on informal economy formalization
• Tax and Social Protection: Design policies based on formal/informal employment split
• Labour Standards: Focus enforcement on informal employment segments
• Gender Inclusion: Assess female employment in formal vs informal sectors
• Service Delivery: Plan employment services by location and formality
• Economic Policy: Guide incentive structures for formal employment creation