Ghana - Employment in industry

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

Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Ghana was 23.11 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 23.11 in 2019, while its lowest value was 11.07 in 2013.

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 14.80
1992 14.77
1993 14.86
1994 14.80
1995 14.75
1996 14.65
1997 14.63
1998 14.58
1999 14.55
2000 14.48
2001 14.42
2002 14.38
2003 14.32
2004 14.28
2005 14.28
2006 14.35
2007 13.86
2008 13.27
2009 12.83
2010 12.45
2011 11.98
2012 11.49
2013 11.07
2014 15.20
2015 20.22
2016 20.62
2017 21.23
2018 22.41
2019 23.11

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

Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Ghana was 19.26 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 19.26 in 2019, while its lowest value was 13.29 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 13.29
1992 13.30
1993 13.33
1994 13.33
1995 13.33
1996 13.34
1997 13.38
1998 13.41
1999 13.46
2000 13.55
2001 13.62
2002 13.72
2003 13.83
2004 13.95
2005 14.08
2006 14.13
2007 14.28
2008 14.56
2009 14.82
2010 15.20
2011 15.75
2012 16.21
2013 16.70
2014 17.08
2015 17.35
2016 17.83
2017 18.23
2018 18.79
2019 19.26

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

Employment in industry (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Ghana was 21.05 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 21.05 in 2019, while its lowest value was 13.87 in 2009.

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 14.01
1992 14.00
1993 14.06
1994 14.03
1995 14.01
1996 13.97
1997 13.98
1998 13.97
1999 13.99
2000 14.00
2001 14.01
2002 14.04
2003 14.07
2004 14.11
2005 14.18
2006 14.23
2007 14.07
2008 13.95
2009 13.87
2010 13.91
2011 13.98
2012 14.00
2013 14.07
2014 16.20
2015 18.69
2016 19.13
2017 19.62
2018 20.47
2019 21.05

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Economic activity