Burkina Faso - Employment in industry

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

Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Burkina Faso was 25.16 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 32.43 in 2014, while its lowest value was 3.91 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 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 3.91
1992 3.98
1993 4.05
1994 4.18
1995 4.60
1996 5.07
1997 5.63
1998 6.26
1999 6.94
2000 7.68
2001 8.61
2002 9.64
2003 10.83
2004 12.09
2005 13.54
2006 15.15
2007 16.80
2008 18.72
2009 20.67
2010 22.70
2011 24.87
2012 27.12
2013 29.61
2014 32.43
2015 30.38
2016 28.42
2017 26.66
2018 25.12
2019 25.16

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

Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Burkina Faso was 25.15 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 30.89 in 2014, while its lowest value was 2.46 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 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 2.46
1992 2.49
1993 2.52
1994 2.57
1995 2.86
1996 3.19
1997 3.60
1998 4.04
1999 4.61
2000 5.21
2001 5.87
2002 6.66
2003 7.63
2004 8.72
2005 9.91
2006 11.41
2007 13.09
2008 14.80
2009 16.94
2010 19.33
2011 22.00
2012 24.86
2013 27.88
2014 30.89
2015 29.43
2016 28.05
2017 26.67
2018 25.35
2019 25.15

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

Employment in industry (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Burkina Faso was 25.16 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 31.55 in 2014, while its lowest value was 3.16 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 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 3.16
1992 3.21
1993 3.25
1994 3.33
1995 3.68
1996 4.07
1997 4.55
1998 5.07
1999 5.68
2000 6.34
2001 7.11
2002 8.00
2003 9.05
2004 10.20
2005 11.49
2006 13.02
2007 14.69
2008 16.49
2009 18.54
2010 20.78
2011 23.23
2012 25.83
2013 28.63
2014 31.55
2015 29.85
2016 28.21
2017 26.67
2018 25.25
2019 25.16

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Economic activity