Short-term labour transitions and informality during the COVID-19 pandemic in Latin America

Journal for Labour Market Research

Table 4 Transition matrices across different labour statuses

Argentina	I19–II19				I20–II20				II21–III21
Argentina	E	U	I	Total	E	U	I	Total	E	U	I	Total
E	48	2	4	54	41	3	10	54	51	1	4	56
U	2	2	1	6	1	2	3	6	3	2	1	6
I	4	2	35	40	2	1	36	40	4	2	33	38
Total	54	6	40	100	44	6	50	100	57	5	38	100

Brazil	I19–II19				I20–II20				II21-III21
Brazil	E	U	I	Total	E	U	I	Total	E	U	I	Total
E	50	2	3	55	48	2	5	55	48	1	1	51
U	2	3	2	8	1	4	2	7	2	6	1	8
I	4	2	32	38	1	1	36	38	2	1	37	41
Total	55	7	37	100	50	7	42	100	52	8	41	100

Costa Rica	I19–II19				I20–II20				II21-III21
Costa Rica	E	U	I	Total	E	U	I	Total	E	U	I	Total
E	49	2	4	55	40	8	6	54	43	3	3	49
U	3	3	2	7	1	3	3	8	4	4	2	10
I	3	3	32	38	2	2	34	38	3	2	55	41
Total	55	7	38	100	43	14	43	100	50	10	40	100

Mexico	I19–II19				I20–II20				II21–III21
Mexico	E	U	I	Total	E	U	I	Total	E	U	I	Total
E	50	1	6	57	46	1	12	59	49	1	7	57
U	1	0	1	2	1	0	1	2	1	0	1	2
I	7	1	33	41	5	0	34	39	7	1	33	41
Total	58	2	40	100	52	2	46	100	57	2	41	100

Paraguay	I19–I20				II19–II20				III20–III21
Paraguay	E	U	I	Total	E	U	I	Total	E	U	I	Total
E	58	3	7	68	56	3	10	69	57	2	6	65
U	3	1	1	5	2	1	1	4	4	1	1	6
I	6	2	19	27	5	1	21	27	9	2	18	29
Total	67	5	28	100	63	5	32	100	69	5	26	100

Peru	I19–I20				II19–II20				III20–III21
Peru	E	U	I	Total	E	U	I	Total	E	U	I	Total
E	53	2	8	63	28	4	33	65	40	2	4	46
U	3	1	2	6	1	1	3	5	6	2	2	11
I	7	2	21	31	2	1	27	30	11	4	28	43
Total	63	6	31	100	31	6	63	100	57	8	34	100