Egypt - Employment in industry

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

Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Egypt was 8.01 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 11.17 in 1999, while its lowest value was 4.91 in 2005.

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 10.07
1992 10.34
1993 8.09
1994 7.38
1995 9.24
1996 8.70
1997 8.05
1998 9.09
1999 11.17
2000 6.86
2001 10.13
2002 10.35
2003 6.16
2004 5.78
2005 4.91
2006 6.01
2007 6.15
2008 5.54
2009 5.12
2010 5.93
2011 5.09
2012 5.51
2013 5.06
2014 5.02
2015 5.63
2016 6.22
2017 6.84
2018 8.25
2019 8.01

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

Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Egypt was 31.93 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 31.93 in 2019, while its lowest value was 22.75 in 2002.

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 24.15
1992 24.43
1993 25.12
1994 25.11
1995 24.95
1996 25.40
1997 25.63
1998 25.22
1999 25.24
2000 24.54
2001 23.89
2002 22.75
2003 22.77
2004 23.04
2005 25.24
2006 25.84
2007 26.46
2008 27.21
2009 28.38
2010 30.13
2011 28.13
2012 29.63
2013 29.00
2014 29.48
2015 30.01
2016 30.56
2017 31.64
2018 31.73
2019 31.93

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

Employment in industry (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Egypt was 26.94 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 26.94 in 2019, while its lowest value was 19.75 in 2003.

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 21.34
1992 21.47
1993 21.68
1994 21.49
1995 21.89
1996 22.09
1997 22.31
1998 22.25
1999 22.58
2000 21.30
2001 21.27
2002 20.56
2003 19.75
2004 19.96
2005 21.51
2006 22.11
2007 22.16
2008 22.91
2009 23.76
2010 25.38
2011 23.57
2012 24.86
2013 24.11
2014 24.40
2015 25.08
2016 25.50
2017 26.56
2018 26.87
2019 26.94

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Economic activity