Impact of Covid-19 on Informal Sector of the Economy of Pakistan

The objective of this research paper is to explore the impact of Covid-19 on informal sector through primary data to be collected from a sample 275 persons who were selected randomly both from rural and urban areas of District Multan, Pakistan during 2021-2022. The data was analyzed through Ordinary Least Square (OLS) technique. The findings of the study show that the gender, marital status, family status, and assets were negatively related to working hours whereas the covid-19, age, area, education, experience, income per day and health had positive association with working hours. It was also noted that during COVID-19 workers served long hours but received low wages.