As Figure 2a reveals, the direction of this relationship is that as tax rates rise, the share of the workforce in informal sector enterprises increases, thus validating the neo-liberal hypothesis.
As tax rates rise, the share of the workforce whose main job is in informal sector enterprises falls, displaying how countries with higher social transfer levels have smaller shares of the workforce in informal sector enterprises, presumably because their populations are less dependent on the informal economy as a survival tactic.
In 19 of the 25 cities where total income rose the most, the workforce grew at a faster pace than the national workforce.
The report notes that salaries of childcare professionals are gradually rising as the workforce becomes better qualified.
In both cases, as Figures 2b and c reveal, the direction of this relationship is that as the level of taxes rises, the share of the workforce in informal sector enterprises falls.
However, we could also factor in the rise in the workforce living with mortgage debts.
Spain's social-security system has been boosted by a rise in the workforce, thanks to the arrival of almost 4m immigrants in the past seven years.
Digging a bit deeper into the latest labour market stats, released by the Office for National Statistics on Wednesday, it soon becomes obvious that the main factor behind the on-going rise in the workforce is the European Union.
I think given our rise in the workforce, we place a tremendous amount of stress on ourselves.
With 15 per cent of the workforce self-employed and rising, the relationship is becoming more a straightforward transactional one than a source of conflict and tension.
