India - Employment in industry

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

Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in India was 17.35 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 18.77 in 2012, while its lowest value was 11.59 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 11.59
1992 11.60
1993 11.59
1994 11.65
1995 11.69
1996 11.69
1997 11.62
1998 11.59
1999 11.63
2000 11.65
2001 11.95
2002 12.26
2003 12.70
2004 13.21
2005 13.65
2006 13.99
2007 14.33
2008 14.59
2009 15.03
2010 15.53
2011 17.12
2012 18.77
2013 18.43
2014 18.17
2015 17.95
2016 17.74
2017 17.52
2018 17.28
2019 17.35

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

Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in India was 27.07 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 27.07 in 2019, while its lowest value was 16.39 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 16.39
1992 16.47
1993 16.51
1994 16.71
1995 16.94
1996 17.16
1997 17.20
1998 17.36
1999 17.74
2000 17.93
2001 18.26
2002 18.56
2003 19.19
2004 20.06
2005 20.66
2006 21.30
2007 22.02
2008 22.30
2009 22.97
2010 23.68
2011 24.79
2012 25.86
2013 25.94
2014 26.10
2015 26.25
2016 26.53
2017 26.73
2018 26.89
2019 27.07

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

Employment in industry (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in India was 25.12 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 25.12 in 2019, while its lowest value was 15.18 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 15.18
1992 15.24
1993 15.27
1994 15.43
1995 15.60
1996 15.77
1997 15.77
1998 15.89
1999 16.18
2000 16.32
2001 16.63
2002 16.92
2003 17.50
2004 18.26
2005 18.80
2006 19.42
2007 20.09
2008 20.42
2009 21.09
2010 21.81
2011 23.10
2012 24.36
2013 24.37
2014 24.45
2015 24.54
2016 24.74
2017 24.86
2018 24.95
2019 25.12

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Economic activity