Belgium - Employment in industry

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

Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Belgium was 8.41 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 15.85 in 1991, while its lowest value was 8.17 in 2016.

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 15.85
1992 15.46
1993 14.12
1994 14.20
1995 13.58
1996 13.28
1997 13.24
1998 12.76
1999 11.47
2000 11.66
2001 11.80
2002 12.47
2003 11.59
2004 10.85
2005 11.32
2006 10.74
2007 11.01
2008 10.28
2009 9.71
2010 10.07
2011 9.67
2012 8.63
2013 8.57
2014 8.32
2015 8.36
2016 8.17
2017 8.57
2018 8.55
2019 8.41

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

Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Belgium was 31.60 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 40.74 in 1991, while its lowest value was 31.08 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 40.74
1992 40.42
1993 39.64
1994 38.64
1995 38.07
1996 37.28
1997 37.36
1998 37.36
1999 36.18
2000 36.15
2001 35.40
2002 35.57
2003 34.91
2004 35.66
2005 34.94
2006 35.52
2007 34.97
2008 36.18
2009 34.66
2010 34.27
2011 34.43
2012 32.64
2013 32.79
2014 32.66
2015 32.76
2016 32.44
2017 31.08
2018 31.89
2019 31.60

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

Employment in industry (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Belgium was 20.84 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 31.21 in 1991, while its lowest value was 20.76 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 31.21
1992 30.63
1993 29.46
1994 28.88
1995 28.25
1996 27.63
1997 27.55
1998 27.25
1999 25.77
2000 25.81
2001 25.49
2002 25.78
2003 24.92
2004 24.94
2005 24.69
2006 24.69
2007 24.43
2008 24.67
2009 23.47
2010 23.38
2011 23.23
2012 21.76
2013 21.70
2014 21.39
2015 21.43
2016 21.26
2017 20.76
2018 21.06
2019 20.84

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Economic activity