Lao PDR - Employment in industry

Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate)

Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Lao PDR was 9.37 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 9.37 in 2019, while its lowest value was 2.21 in 1991.

Definition: Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The industry sector consists of mining and quarrying, manufacturing, construction, and public utilities (electricity, gas, and water), in accordance with divisions 2-5 (ISIC 2) or categories C-F (ISIC 3) or categories B-F (ISIC 4).

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

See also:

Year Value
1991 2.21
1992 2.29
1993 2.41
1994 2.56
1995 2.72
1996 2.94
1997 3.13
1998 3.32
1999 3.53
2000 3.70
2001 3.92
2002 4.18
2003 4.38
2004 4.63
2005 4.91
2006 5.19
2007 5.56
2008 5.88
2009 6.35
2010 6.69
2011 7.04
2012 7.45
2013 7.86
2014 8.05
2015 8.33
2016 8.56
2017 8.87
2018 9.19
2019 9.37

Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate)

Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Lao PDR was 16.39 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 16.39 in 2019, while its lowest value was 3.38 in 1991.

Definition: Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The industry sector consists of mining and quarrying, manufacturing, construction, and public utilities (electricity, gas, and water), in accordance with divisions 2-5 (ISIC 2) or categories C-F (ISIC 3) or categories B-F (ISIC 4).

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

See also:

Year Value
1991 3.38
1992 3.53
1993 3.75
1994 4.06
1995 4.32
1996 4.72
1997 4.60
1998 4.97
1999 5.27
2000 5.42
2001 5.78
2002 6.09
2003 6.44
2004 6.76
2005 7.22
2006 7.42
2007 8.33
2008 8.75
2009 9.48
2010 9.96
2011 10.69
2012 11.66
2013 12.43
2014 12.76
2015 13.56
2016 14.04
2017 14.87
2018 15.98
2019 16.39

Employment in industry (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate)

Employment in industry (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Lao PDR was 12.94 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 12.94 in 2019, while its lowest value was 2.80 in 1991.

Definition: Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The industry sector consists of mining and quarrying, manufacturing, construction, and public utilities (electricity, gas, and water), in accordance with divisions 2-5 (ISIC 2) or categories C-F (ISIC 3) or categories B-F (ISIC 4).

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

See also:

Year Value
1991 2.80
1992 2.91
1993 3.08
1994 3.31
1995 3.52
1996 3.83
1997 3.86
1998 4.14
1999 4.39
2000 4.56
2001 4.84
2002 5.13
2003 5.40
2004 5.68
2005 6.05
2006 6.29
2007 6.93
2008 7.30
2009 7.90
2010 8.32
2011 8.87
2012 9.56
2013 10.16
2014 10.44
2015 10.99
2016 11.35
2017 11.93
2018 12.65
2019 12.94

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Economic activity