Kenya - Employment in industry

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

Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Kenya was 1.62 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 10.77 in 1991, while its lowest value was 1.62 in 2017.

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 10.77
1992 10.69
1993 10.56
1994 10.42
1995 10.10
1996 9.80
1997 9.35
1998 8.76
1999 8.02
2000 6.56
2001 5.25
2002 4.26
2003 3.44
2004 2.80
2005 2.29
2006 2.09
2007 1.94
2008 1.85
2009 1.78
2010 1.72
2011 1.69
2012 1.67
2013 1.65
2014 1.64
2015 1.63
2016 1.63
2017 1.62
2018 1.62
2019 1.62

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

Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Kenya was 10.63 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 22.14 in 1991, while its lowest value was 9.91 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.

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Year Value
1991 22.14
1992 21.91
1993 21.63
1994 21.34
1995 20.94
1996 20.47
1997 19.78
1998 19.03
1999 18.13
2000 16.42
2001 14.89
2002 13.54
2003 12.38
2004 11.45
2005 10.62
2006 10.37
2007 10.19
2008 10.01
2009 9.91
2010 9.92
2011 9.97
2012 10.02
2013 10.10
2014 10.18
2015 10.28
2016 10.38
2017 10.47
2018 10.58
2019 10.63

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

Employment in industry (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Kenya was 6.22 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 16.64 in 1991, while its lowest value was 6.01 in 2010.

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 16.64
1992 16.47
1993 16.24
1994 16.01
1995 15.64
1996 15.23
1997 14.64
1998 13.96
1999 13.13
2000 11.57
2001 10.19
2002 9.05
2003 8.09
2004 7.34
2005 6.70
2006 6.46
2007 6.29
2008 6.13
2009 6.04
2010 6.01
2011 6.01
2012 6.01
2013 6.03
2014 6.06
2015 6.09
2016 6.13
2017 6.16
2018 6.19
2019 6.22

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Economic activity