Mauritania - Employment in services

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

Employment in services, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Mauritania was 60.63 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 60.63 in 2019, while its lowest value was 40.78 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 services sector consists of wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services, in accordance with divisions 6-9 (ISIC 2) or categories G-Q (ISIC 3) or categories G-U (ISIC 4).

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

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Year Value
1991 40.78
1992 41.10
1993 41.48
1994 41.89
1995 42.46
1996 43.02
1997 43.50
1998 44.22
1999 44.87
2000 45.65
2001 46.38
2002 47.10
2003 48.07
2004 48.85
2005 49.77
2006 50.94
2007 51.54
2008 52.18
2009 52.88
2010 53.64
2011 54.37
2012 55.13
2013 55.93
2014 56.72
2015 57.55
2016 58.28
2017 58.97
2018 59.80
2019 60.63

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

Employment in services, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Mauritania was 47.47 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 47.47 in 2019, while its lowest value was 36.36 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 services sector consists of wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services, in accordance with divisions 6-9 (ISIC 2) or categories G-Q (ISIC 3) or categories G-U (ISIC 4).

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

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Year Value
1991 36.36
1992 36.53
1993 36.82
1994 36.86
1995 37.36
1996 37.77
1997 37.82
1998 38.21
1999 38.68
2000 38.72
2001 38.94
2002 39.25
2003 39.88
2004 40.34
2005 41.06
2006 42.22
2007 42.24
2008 42.40
2009 42.59
2010 43.01
2011 43.49
2012 43.97
2013 44.46
2014 44.93
2015 45.49
2016 45.84
2017 46.33
2018 46.76
2019 47.47

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

Employment in services (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Mauritania was 51.56 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 51.56 in 2019, while its lowest value was 37.63 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 services sector consists of wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services, in accordance with divisions 6-9 (ISIC 2) or categories G-Q (ISIC 3) or categories G-U (ISIC 4).

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

See also:

Year Value
1991 37.63
1992 37.84
1993 38.16
1994 38.32
1995 38.84
1996 39.29
1997 39.48
1998 39.96
1999 40.48
2000 40.75
2001 41.11
2002 41.54
2003 42.27
2004 42.83
2005 43.62
2006 44.77
2007 44.99
2008 45.31
2009 45.65
2010 46.18
2011 46.75
2012 47.33
2013 47.93
2014 48.52
2015 49.19
2016 49.68
2017 50.25
2018 50.81
2019 51.56

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Economic activity