Bangladesh - Employment in services

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

Employment in services, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Bangladesh was 24.77 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 24.77 in 2019, while its lowest value was 1.61 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 1.61
1992 2.35
1993 3.44
1994 5.02
1995 7.23
1996 10.27
1997 10.97
1998 11.60
1999 12.16
2000 12.57
2001 13.48
2002 14.50
2003 15.58
2004 16.73
2005 17.93
2006 19.28
2007 19.70
2008 20.20
2009 20.76
2010 21.39
2011 21.08
2012 20.85
2013 20.69
2014 20.62
2015 20.61
2016 20.66
2017 23.36
2018 24.17
2019 24.77

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

Employment in services, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Bangladesh was 46.99 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 46.99 in 2019, while its lowest value was 20.89 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 20.89
1992 22.60
1993 24.41
1994 26.21
1995 28.04
1996 29.84
1997 29.19
1998 28.69
1999 28.27
2000 27.97
2001 30.20
2002 32.52
2003 34.98
2004 37.49
2005 40.12
2006 42.83
2007 42.17
2008 41.41
2009 40.56
2010 39.76
2011 40.36
2012 40.93
2013 41.44
2014 42.03
2015 42.59
2016 43.13
2017 45.50
2018 46.33
2019 46.99

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

Employment in services (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Bangladesh was 40.38 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 40.38 in 2019, while its lowest value was 16.91 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 16.91
1992 18.39
1993 20.00
1994 21.71
1995 23.58
1996 25.60
1997 25.20
1998 24.91
1999 24.67
2000 24.49
2001 26.40
2002 28.39
2003 30.51
2004 32.72
2005 35.05
2006 37.41
2007 36.87
2008 36.29
2009 35.68
2010 35.07
2011 35.38
2012 35.68
2013 35.97
2014 36.28
2015 36.58
2016 36.87
2017 38.98
2018 39.77
2019 40.38

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Economic activity