China - Employment in services

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

Employment in services, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in China was 54.92 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 54.92 in 2019, while its lowest value was 21.76 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 21.76
1992 22.69
1993 24.20
1994 26.27
1995 28.34
1996 29.73
1997 30.12
1998 30.47
1999 30.65
2000 31.21
2001 31.44
2002 32.41
2003 33.19
2004 34.93
2005 35.85
2006 36.80
2007 37.16
2008 38.20
2009 39.32
2010 40.01
2011 41.40
2012 42.02
2013 44.80
2014 47.24
2015 49.09
2016 50.57
2017 52.14
2018 53.04
2019 54.92

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

Employment in services, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in China was 41.23 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 41.23 in 2019, while its lowest value was 16.53 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 16.53
1992 17.41
1993 18.72
1994 20.30
1995 21.87
1996 22.92
1997 23.32
1998 23.58
1999 23.80
2000 24.42
2001 24.60
2002 25.45
2003 26.10
2004 27.06
2005 27.78
2006 28.47
2007 28.56
2008 29.18
2009 29.92
2010 30.29
2011 31.16
2012 31.39
2013 33.48
2014 35.32
2015 36.78
2016 37.90
2017 39.19
2018 39.76
2019 41.23

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

Employment in services (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in China was 47.25 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 47.25 in 2019, while its lowest value was 18.90 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 18.90
1992 19.80
1993 21.20
1994 23.00
1995 24.80
1996 26.00
1997 26.40
1998 26.70
1999 26.90
2000 27.49
2001 27.69
2002 28.59
2003 29.30
2004 30.60
2005 31.40
2006 32.20
2007 32.40
2008 33.20
2009 34.10
2010 34.60
2011 35.70
2012 36.10
2013 38.50
2014 40.60
2015 42.23
2016 43.50
2017 44.91
2018 45.61
2019 47.25

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Economic activity