Syrian Arab Republic - Employment in industry

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

Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Syrian Arab Republic was 8.27 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 13.12 in 1993, while its lowest value was 7.37 in 2000.

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 8.15
1992 10.32
1993 13.12
1994 11.89
1995 10.76
1996 10.35
1997 9.89
1998 9.69
1999 9.75
2000 7.37
2001 7.63
2002 7.92
2003 8.15
2004 8.07
2005 7.96
2006 7.95
2007 7.77
2008 8.44
2009 8.81
2010 9.27
2011 9.62
2012 8.95
2013 8.35
2014 8.11
2015 8.05
2016 8.05
2017 8.07
2018 8.19
2019 8.27

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

Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Syrian Arab Republic was 25.69 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 35.56 in 1995, while its lowest value was 24.82 in 2017.

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 29.31
1992 29.95
1993 30.46
1994 33.03
1995 35.56
1996 34.47
1997 33.08
1998 32.44
1999 32.02
2000 30.11
2001 29.31
2002 29.51
2003 29.18
2004 29.48
2005 30.50
2006 31.44
2007 32.18
2008 33.47
2009 33.90
2010 34.58
2011 34.75
2012 31.21
2013 27.64
2014 25.79
2015 25.16
2016 24.95
2017 24.82
2018 25.29
2019 25.69

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

Employment in industry (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Syrian Arab Republic was 23.19 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 31.43 in 2011, while its lowest value was 22.42 in 2017.

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 24.99
1992 25.79
1993 26.63
1994 28.61
1995 30.51
1996 29.98
1997 29.14
1998 28.94
1999 28.29
2000 26.10
2001 25.73
2002 25.91
2003 25.60
2004 26.15
2005 27.25
2006 28.26
2007 29.06
2008 29.97
2009 30.68
2010 31.29
2011 31.43
2012 28.24
2013 25.03
2014 23.35
2015 22.77
2016 22.56
2017 22.42
2018 22.82
2019 23.19

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Economic activity