Table 1 Characteristics of sampled firms by their main hiring channels
Firms mainly hiring through channel: | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
formal | informal | Difference | Total | |
total number of interviewed firms | 104 | 152 | -48 | 256 |
firm located in Dakar | 98 | 145 | -47 | 243 |
public firm | 8 | 4 | 4 ∗ | 12 |
mean number of employees | 194 | 72 | 122 ∗∗ | 130 |
(592) | (180) | (51) | (425) | |
owner and director | 59 | 105 | -46 ∗∗ | 164 |
sector: agro-industry | 40 | 53 | -13 | 93 |
chemical/paint products | 13 | 17 | -4 | 30 |
building materials | 10 | 8 | 2 | 18 |
furniture | 1 | 5 | -4 | 6 |
metals | 10 | 15 | -5 | 25 |
paper industry | 12 | 24 | -12 | 36 |
plastics | 3 | 12 | -9 ∗ | 15 |
textile and leather | 8 | 15 | -7 | 23 |
wood | 7 | 3 | 4 ∗ | 10 |