Arab World - Employment in services

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

Employment in services, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Arab World was 66.20 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 66.20 in 2019, while its lowest value was 39.11 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 40.27
1992 39.11
1993 41.59
1994 41.61
1995 43.24
1996 44.12
1997 45.06
1998 46.68
1999 47.77
2000 46.61
2001 48.72
2002 50.50
2003 50.09
2004 49.28
2005 50.34
2006 51.88
2007 51.57
2008 52.92
2009 53.82
2010 55.50
2011 56.85
2012 58.92
2013 58.29
2014 58.74
2015 60.19
2016 61.11
2017 61.39
2018 65.10
2019 66.20

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

Employment in services, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Arab World was 54.78 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 54.78 in 2019, while its lowest value was 45.54 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 45.88
1992 45.54
1993 46.00
1994 46.28
1995 46.91
1996 47.39
1997 47.96
1998 48.44
1999 48.78
2000 49.39
2001 49.76
2002 50.57
2003 50.77
2004 50.73
2005 50.72
2006 50.60
2007 50.66
2008 50.52
2009 51.04
2010 51.03
2011 51.61
2012 51.92
2013 52.44
2014 52.77
2015 53.24
2016 53.28
2017 53.67
2018 54.16
2019 54.78

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

Employment in services (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Arab World was 57.02 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 57.02 in 2019, while its lowest value was 44.28 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 44.79
1992 44.28
1993 45.14
1994 45.36
1995 46.18
1996 46.74
1997 47.39
1998 48.08
1999 48.57
2000 48.85
2001 49.55
2002 50.56
2003 50.62
2004 50.43
2005 50.62
2006 50.82
2007 50.83
2008 50.98
2009 51.58
2010 51.88
2011 52.59
2012 53.23
2013 53.56
2014 53.92
2015 54.58
2016 54.79
2017 55.15
2018 56.29
2019 57.02

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Economic activity