Database of Labor Markets and Social Security Information System (SIMS)
mydata.iadb.org | Last Updated 7 May 2024The Database of Labor Markets and Social Security Information System (SIMS) is the most important source of information about jobs and pensions in Latin America and the Caribbean. It encompasses harmonized statistics of 25 countries in the region, assuring the comparability of the indicators among them and also over time. The dataset includes data since 1990 and it presents 72 main indicators, which can be broken down by age group, gender, zone, level of education and other. The SIMS contains information in 6 broad categories: population, employment, unemployment, income, social security and poverty. This database seeks to contribute to public policies design based on evidence to strengthen the development of the region. Also, visit the SIMS Website: https://www.iadb.org/es/sectores/inversion-social/sims/inicio
This dataset has the following 37 columns:
| Column Name | API Column Name | Data Type | Sample Values |
|---|---|---|---|
| region | region | text | ALC view top 100 |
| region_acro_BID | region_acro_bid | text | CID CSC CAN CCB view top 100 |
| region_2 | region_2 | text | CID CSC CAN CCB view top 100 |
| pais_extendido | pais_extendido | text | Uruguay Costa Rica Colombia Ecuador Argentina view top 100 |
| extended_country | extended_country | text | Uruguay Costa Rica Colombia Ecuador Argentina view top 100 |
| pais_acronimo | pais_acronimo | text | URY CRI COL ECU ARG view top 100 |
| anio | anio | number | 2012 2005 2014 2006 2013 view top 100 |
| anio2 | anio2 | number | 2012 2005 2014 2006 2013 view top 100 |
| ronda | ronda | text | a m9 m10 m7 m11 view top 100 |
| var_descripcion | var_descripcion | text | Población total Años de educación promedio de la población económicamente activa Años de educación promedio de la población inactiva Asalariados con antigüedad de 1 a 5 años (en %) Asalariados con antigüedad de 1 a 5 años (en niveles) view top 100 |
| var_description | var_description | text | Total population Average amount of contributory pension benefit Average amount of non-contributory pension benefit Average duration of unemployment, in months Average hourly wage in the main occupation view top 100 |
| tipo_variable | tipo_variable | text | niveles, # tasa, % view top 100 |
| var_type | var_type | text | levels, # rate, % view top 100 |
| var_categoria | var_categoria | text | Empleo Ingresos Pobreza y vulnerabilidad Población Seguridad social view top 100 |
| var_category | var_category | text | Employment Income Poverty and vulnerability Population Social security view top 100 |
| var_subcategoria | var_subcategoria | text | Antiguedad en el empleo Ingresos laborales Rama de actividad Grupo de ocupación Pobreza view top 100 |
| var_subcategory | var_subcategory | text | Employment tenure Labor income Occupational group Industry Poverty view top 100 |
| cobertura_geografica | cobertura_geografica | text | Nacional Urbana 31 Aglomerados urbanos 28 Aglomerados urbanos Metropolitan area de Asunción view top 100 |
| rango_edad | rango_edad | text | Edad 15 a 64 años Edad 15 a 24 años Edad 15 a 29 años Edad 25 a 64 años Edad 65 años y más view top 100 |
| age_range | age_range | text | 15 to 64 years old 15 to 24 years old 15 to 29 years old 25 to 64 years old 65 years old and above view top 100 |
| genero | genero | text | Total Hombre Mujer view top 100 |
| gender | gender | text | Total Men Women view top 100 |
| zona_geografica | zona_geografica | text | Total Rural Urbana view top 100 |
| geographical_zone | geographical_zone | text | Total Rural Urban view top 100 |
| nivel_educativo | nivel_educativo | text | Todos los niveles de escolaridad Educación alta [14 años y más de escolaridad] Educación baja [0-8 años de escolaridad] Educación media [9-13 años de escolaridad] view top 100 |
| educational_level | educational_level | text | All levels of schooling High education [14 years and more of schooling] Low education [0-8 years of schooling] Medium education [9-13 years of schooling] view top 100 |
| tam_de_firma | tam_de_firma | text | No aplica Grande Mediana Pequeña view top 100 |
| firm_size | firm_size | text | Do not apply Large Medium Small view top 100 |
| quintil_ingreso_laboral | quintil_ingreso_laboral | text | Todos Quintil de ingreso laboral 1 Quintil de ingreso laboral 2 Quintil de ingreso laboral 3 Quintil de ingreso laboral 4 view top 100 |
| labor_income_quintile | labor_income_quintile | text | All Labor income quintile 1 Labor income quintile 2 Labor income quintile 3 Labor income quintile 4 view top 100 |
| quintil_ingreso_total | quintil_ingreso_total | text | Todos Quintil de ingreso total 1 Quintil de ingreso total 2 Quintil de ingreso total 3 Quintil de ingreso total 4 view top 100 |
| total_income_quintile | total_income_quintile | text | All Total income quintile 1 Total income quintile 2 Total income quintile 3 Total income quintile 4 view top 100 |
| fuente_datos_original | fuente_datos_original | text | Encuesta Continua de Hogares Encuesta de Hogares de Propósitos Múltiples Encuesta Nacional de Hogares Encuesta Periódica de Empleo, Desempleo y Subempleo Encuesta Permanente de Hogares de Propósitos Múltiples view top 100 |
| institucion_ejecutora | institucion_ejecutora | text | Instituto Nacional de Estadística Dirección General de Estadística y Censos Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas y Censos Instituto Nacional de Estadisticas y Censos Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatistica view top 100 |
| institucion_ejecutora_acronimo | institucion_ejecutora_acronimo | text | DGEC INE INEC DANE INDEC view top 100 |
| non_average | non_average | number | 0 1 view top 100 |
| valor | valor | number | 1 0 200 1.162791 10200000 view top 100 |