Investigation and analysis of rural migrations and its relationship with the formation of informal jobs with an emphasis on economic dimensions Case Study: Mohammad Abad- Qarchak-city

Rural migration has shaped a wide range of problems for developing countries in different dimensions. One of the direct effects of unplanned migration from rural areas to cities in Iran is the formation of informal sectors in urban areas of the country. It is obvious that the formation of this sector is the direct result of rural migration along with the phenomenon of urban population growth, which is now one of the challenges of urban management in the country. The purpose of this study is to investigate the role of rural migrations in the formation of informal jobs with an emphasis on economic dimensions in Mohammadabad district in Qarchak city. The current study was an applied and descriptive-analytical research. Data were collected by library and survey methods. In order to analyze the data single sample t-test, Mann-Whitney, Kruskal-Wallis and Spearman tests were used. According to Cochran's formula, the statistical population of the study is 168 sellers in Qarchak Mohammadabad district, which reached 260 to determine accuracy. The results of the research show that most of the employees in the informal sector are in the study area of rural immigrants. The status of informal sector workers was also economically desirable and there was a significant relationship between the educational status of immigrants and the formation of informal occupations in the study area. The results indicated that lack of proper employment, lack of expertise, and insufficient capital were the reasons for the expansion of the peddling business in the study area.