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Emploi informel en Algérie : caractéristiques et raisons d'être

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  • Isabelle Bensidoun

    (CEE - Centre d'études de l'emploi - M.E.N.E.S.R. - Ministère de l'Education nationale, de l’Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche - Ministère du Travail, de l'Emploi et de la Santé)

  • Ali Souag

    (CEE - Centre d'études de l'emploi - M.E.N.E.S.R. - Ministère de l'Education nationale, de l’Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche - Ministère du Travail, de l'Emploi et de la Santé)

Abstract

Cet article présente dans un premier temps les principales caractéristiques des emplois informels en Algérie et leur évolution entre 2001 et 2007. Pour ce faire, il s'appuie sur les enquêtes emploi auprès des ménages réalisées par l'Office national des statistiques. Il s'interroge ensuite sur les raisons d'être de ces emplois, à savoir leur caractère subi ou choisi, en mobilisant les réponses fournies dans les enquêtes par les salariés sur leur souhait de changer de travail. Il montre que, sur cette période, le retrait du secteur public comme pourvoyeur d'emplois s'est traduit par une expansion marquée de l'emploi informel. Celui-ci touche particulièrement les jeunes, les moins éduqués, ceux qui exercent leur activité dans de très petites entreprises et dont l'emploi est précaire. Les premiers enseignements que l'on peut dégager sur les raisons d'être de ces emplois indiquent que l'emploi salarié informel en Algérie constituerait un emploi en dernier ressort pour échapper au chômage.

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  • Isabelle Bensidoun & Ali Souag, 2013. "Emploi informel en Algérie : caractéristiques et raisons d'être," Working Papers halshs-00965775, HAL.
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    1. Omar Babou & Philippe Adair, 2016. "L’économie informelle à Tizi-Ouzou (Algérie) : déterminants, segmentation et mobilité in Cahiers de l'Association Tiers-Monde n°31, pp. 141-150," Post-Print hal-01683930, HAL.
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