Brazil - Employment in industry

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

Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Brazil was 10.57 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 15.39 in 1991, while its lowest value was 10.57 in 2019.

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 15.39
1992 15.05
1993 14.91
1994 14.78
1995 14.52
1996 14.46
1997 14.34
1998 13.97
1999 13.87
2000 13.41
2001 12.99
2002 12.81
2003 12.90
2004 13.02
2005 13.39
2006 13.13
2007 13.30
2008 13.69
2009 13.31
2010 12.61
2011 11.90
2012 12.62
2013 12.22
2014 11.94
2015 11.66
2016 10.77
2017 10.69
2018 10.75
2019 10.57

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

Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Brazil was 26.95 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 30.74 in 2014, while its lowest value was 26.95 in 2019.

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 27.50
1992 27.27
1993 27.41
1994 27.71
1995 27.61
1996 27.72
1997 27.88
1998 28.04
1999 27.07
2000 27.15
2001 27.17
2002 28.20
2003 27.30
2004 27.50
2005 27.93
2006 28.10
2007 28.94
2008 29.95
2009 29.32
2010 29.48
2011 29.50
2012 30.37
2013 30.55
2014 30.74
2015 29.77
2016 28.20
2017 27.70
2018 27.09
2019 26.95

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

Employment in industry (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Brazil was 19.99 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 23.42 in 1991, while its lowest value was 19.99 in 2019.

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 23.42
1992 23.05
1993 22.98
1994 23.03
1995 22.77
1996 22.85
1997 22.89
1998 22.80
1999 22.06
2000 21.84
2001 21.57
2002 22.02
2003 21.49
2004 21.62
2005 21.96
2006 21.93
2007 22.49
2008 23.24
2009 22.70
2010 22.56
2011 22.31
2012 23.02
2013 22.95
2014 22.89
2015 22.17
2016 20.89
2017 20.48
2018 20.13
2019 19.99

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Economic activity