European Union - Employment in industry

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

Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in European Union was 12.96 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 22.10 in 1991, while its lowest value was 12.78 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 22.10
1992 21.22
1993 20.59
1994 20.06
1995 19.58
1996 19.13
1997 18.55
1998 18.49
1999 17.90
2000 17.55
2001 17.43
2002 17.11
2003 16.51
2004 16.28
2005 15.71
2006 15.46
2007 15.32
2008 14.74
2009 13.79
2010 13.25
2011 13.27
2012 13.12
2013 12.94
2014 12.92
2015 12.78
2016 12.78
2017 12.98
2018 13.01
2019 12.96

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

Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in European Union was 35.12 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 42.57 in 1991, while its lowest value was 35.12 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 42.57
1992 42.03
1993 41.34
1994 40.70
1995 40.50
1996 40.13
1997 39.93
1998 40.01
1999 39.65
2000 39.30
2001 39.15
2002 38.95
2003 38.54
2004 38.59
2005 38.37
2006 38.54
2007 38.79
2008 38.83
2009 37.65
2010 36.74
2011 36.44
2012 35.90
2013 35.34
2014 35.20
2015 35.14
2016 35.16
2017 35.18
2018 35.16
2019 35.12

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

Employment in industry (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in European Union was 24.99 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 34.16 in 1991, while its lowest value was 24.93 in 2015.

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 34.16
1992 33.44
1993 32.75
1994 32.11
1995 31.77
1996 31.34
1997 30.94
1998 30.93
1999 30.39
2000 30.01
2001 29.81
2002 29.51
2003 28.95
2004 28.84
2005 28.45
2006 28.39
2007 28.43
2008 28.14
2009 26.94
2010 26.15
2011 25.96
2012 25.55
2013 25.14
2014 25.03
2015 24.93
2016 24.94
2017 25.03
2018 25.04
2019 24.99

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Economic activity