Jordan - Employment in industry

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

Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Jordan was 12.97 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 17.35 in 2004, while its lowest value was 12.97 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 14.53
1992 14.55
1993 14.41
1994 14.26
1995 14.12
1996 13.96
1997 13.79
1998 13.65
1999 13.47
2000 13.29
2001 13.08
2002 12.99
2003 15.01
2004 17.35
2005 17.00
2006 16.78
2007 16.72
2008 16.42
2009 16.10
2010 15.69
2011 15.36
2012 14.98
2013 14.55
2014 14.24
2015 13.94
2016 13.67
2017 13.43
2018 13.19
2019 12.97

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

Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Jordan was 26.73 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 28.47 in 2009, while its lowest value was 22.04 in 1999.

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 22.17
1992 22.48
1993 22.45
1994 22.37
1995 22.32
1996 22.18
1997 22.08
1998 22.06
1999 22.04
2000 22.07
2001 22.19
2002 22.42
2003 24.39
2004 27.04
2005 27.42
2006 27.58
2007 28.10
2008 28.14
2009 28.47
2010 28.31
2011 27.91
2012 27.70
2013 27.39
2014 27.14
2015 26.92
2016 26.68
2017 26.54
2018 26.41
2019 26.73

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

Employment in industry (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Jordan was 24.45 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 26.56 in 2009, while its lowest value was 20.91 in 2000.

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 21.35
1992 21.60
1993 21.54
1994 21.47
1995 21.41
1996 21.19
1997 21.07
1998 21.00
1999 20.94
2000 20.91
2001 21.00
2002 21.12
2003 23.18
2004 25.81
2005 26.12
2006 26.18
2007 26.40
2008 26.40
2009 26.56
2010 26.30
2011 25.85
2012 25.60
2013 25.40
2014 25.11
2015 24.89
2016 24.62
2017 24.43
2018 24.25
2019 24.45

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Economic activity