Kenya - Employment in services

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

Employment in services, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Kenya was 39.04 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 39.04 in 2019, while its lowest value was 29.59 in 2005.

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 services sector consists of wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services, in accordance with divisions 6-9 (ISIC 2) or categories G-Q (ISIC 3) or categories G-U (ISIC 4).

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

See also:

Year Value
1991 34.33
1992 34.60
1993 34.91
1994 35.28
1995 35.77
1996 36.15
1997 36.48
1998 36.88
1999 37.01
2000 35.70
2001 34.47
2002 33.13
2003 31.90
2004 30.74
2005 29.59
2006 29.59
2007 29.93
2008 30.28
2009 30.77
2010 31.49
2011 32.23
2012 32.97
2013 33.76
2014 34.58
2015 35.45
2016 36.32
2017 37.23
2018 38.14
2019 39.04

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

Employment in services, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Kenya was 39.82 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 45.34 in 1999, while its lowest value was 34.59 in 2005.

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 services sector consists of wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services, in accordance with divisions 6-9 (ISIC 2) or categories G-Q (ISIC 3) or categories G-U (ISIC 4).

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

See also:

Year Value
1991 43.12
1992 43.19
1993 43.33
1994 43.59
1995 43.99
1996 44.35
1997 44.51
1998 44.95
1999 45.34
2000 43.57
2001 41.98
2002 39.99
2003 38.14
2004 36.44
2005 34.59
2006 34.91
2007 35.27
2008 35.02
2009 35.08
2010 35.68
2011 36.11
2012 36.44
2013 36.89
2014 37.32
2015 37.78
2016 38.29
2017 38.70
2018 39.29
2019 39.82

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

Employment in services (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Kenya was 39.44 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 41.22 in 1999, while its lowest value was 32.24 in 2005.

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 services sector consists of wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services, in accordance with divisions 6-9 (ISIC 2) or categories G-Q (ISIC 3) or categories G-U (ISIC 4).

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

See also:

Year Value
1991 38.88
1992 39.02
1993 39.23
1994 39.53
1995 39.96
1996 40.32
1997 40.56
1998 40.97
1999 41.22
2000 39.70
2001 38.32
2002 36.67
2003 35.15
2004 33.73
2005 32.24
2006 32.40
2007 32.74
2008 32.77
2009 33.03
2010 33.68
2011 34.25
2012 34.77
2013 35.38
2014 36.00
2015 36.65
2016 37.33
2017 37.98
2018 38.73
2019 39.44

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Economic activity