Libya - Employment in industry

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

Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Libya was 16.97 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 22.53 in 1991, while its lowest value was 16.74 in 2016.

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.

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Year Value
1991 22.53
1992 22.40
1993 22.23
1994 22.07
1995 21.85
1996 21.69
1997 21.54
1998 21.43
1999 21.17
2000 20.90
2001 20.59
2002 20.21
2003 20.18
2004 20.02
2005 19.98
2006 19.90
2007 19.85
2008 19.73
2009 19.72
2010 19.59
2011 18.88
2012 18.58
2013 18.14
2014 17.48
2015 17.02
2016 16.74
2017 16.97
2018 17.10
2019 16.97

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

Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Libya was 27.94 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 34.12 in 2009, while its lowest value was 25.12 in 2016.

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.

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Year Value
1991 29.34
1992 29.12
1993 29.22
1994 29.24
1995 28.63
1996 28.74
1997 28.60
1998 28.26
1999 29.01
2000 29.41
2001 29.13
2002 29.41
2003 30.55
2004 30.86
2005 32.10
2006 32.74
2007 33.22
2008 34.02
2009 34.12
2010 34.07
2011 31.86
2012 30.63
2013 28.59
2014 26.81
2015 25.65
2016 25.12
2017 26.72
2018 27.77
2019 27.94

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

Employment in industry (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Libya was 24.43 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 29.57 in 2009, while its lowest value was 22.44 in 2016.

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 27.69
1992 27.46
1993 27.47
1994 27.41
1995 26.86
1996 26.87
1997 26.70
1998 26.39
1999 26.82
2000 27.00
2001 26.65
2002 26.69
2003 27.47
2004 27.59
2005 28.41
2006 28.79
2007 29.06
2008 29.49
2009 29.57
2010 29.48
2011 27.75
2012 26.83
2013 25.25
2014 23.82
2015 22.88
2016 22.44
2017 23.62
2018 24.39
2019 24.43

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Economic activity