Sierra Leone - Employment in services

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

Employment in services, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Sierra Leone was 47.01 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 47.01 in 2019, while its lowest value was 21.38 in 1992.

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 21.51
1992 21.38
1993 21.65
1994 21.87
1995 21.89
1996 22.26
1997 22.34
1998 22.76
1999 22.97
2000 23.63
2001 23.42
2002 24.86
2003 25.63
2004 26.39
2005 27.33
2006 28.43
2007 29.99
2008 31.48
2009 32.92
2010 34.38
2011 36.16
2012 38.30
2013 40.76
2014 42.78
2015 42.75
2016 43.88
2017 45.11
2018 45.99
2019 47.01

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

Employment in services, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Sierra Leone was 30.47 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 30.47 in 2019, while its lowest value was 21.91 in 1992.

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 21.97
1992 21.91
1993 22.09
1994 22.24
1995 22.27
1996 22.49
1997 22.54
1998 22.75
1999 22.82
2000 23.09
2001 22.87
2002 23.39
2003 23.59
2004 23.65
2005 23.94
2006 24.24
2007 24.71
2008 25.15
2009 25.51
2010 26.20
2011 26.76
2012 27.97
2013 29.20
2014 29.79
2015 28.80
2016 29.32
2017 29.50
2018 29.89
2019 30.47

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

Employment in services (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Sierra Leone was 38.76 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 38.76 in 2019, while its lowest value was 21.64 in 1992.

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 21.74
1992 21.64
1993 21.87
1994 22.05
1995 22.08
1996 22.38
1997 22.44
1998 22.75
1999 22.89
2000 23.36
2001 23.15
2002 24.13
2003 24.62
2004 25.03
2005 25.64
2006 26.34
2007 27.36
2008 28.33
2009 29.23
2010 30.29
2011 31.46
2012 33.13
2013 34.98
2014 36.28
2015 35.74
2016 36.58
2017 37.31
2018 37.97
2019 38.76

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Economic activity