Calidad de empleo en Perú: evidencia por grupos de edad.

Abstract

Abstract: The quality of employment is a central aspect for understanding the functioning of the Peruvian labor market and the real opportunities for well-being of the employed population. Based on official information from the National Institute of Statistics and Informatics (INEI) and the harmonized series from the Socio-Economic Database for Latin America and the Caribbean (SEDLAC), it is observed that labor conditions in Peru show gradual progress, but also persistent structural gaps associated with age. This work is prepared to analyze the quality of employment in Peru by age group, which will allow observing variations in income, formality, working hours, and access to social security among young people, adults, and older adults. Since detailed or consolidated information is not available to create a synthetic index, this study will be carried out using a descriptive methodology and labor indicators that can be compared over the period from 2004 to 2024. The conclusion shows that young people face the highest levels of precariousness, informality, and low income; adults of working age have better labor conditions, though with internal inequalities; and older adults exhibit high vulnerability, with an emphasis on informal work trajectories and low social security coverage. Based on this evidence, it can be concluded that age is a determining factor in job quality and highlights fundamental challenges for the design of inclusive labor policies.