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

Journal for Labour Market Research

Table 7 Contribution of entry and exit flows to the evolution of employment

Country	Percentage of employment in the contraction phase explained by:				Percentage of employment in the recovery phase explained by:
	Increase in exit rate		Contraction in entry rate		Contraction in exit rate		Increase in entry rate
	Formal	Informal	Formal	Informal	Formal	Informal	Formal	Informal
Argentina	48	61	52	39	42	62	58	38
Brazil	− 43	− 22	143	122	80	78	20	22
Costa Rica	64	66	36	34	74	63	26	37
Mexico	49	58	51	42	29	58	71	42
Paraguay	82	62	18	38	31	36	69	64
Peru	57	68	43	32	53	65	47	35