Korea - Employment in industry

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

Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Korea was 12.81 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 30.24 in 1991, while its lowest value was 12.81 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 30.24
1992 27.97
1993 25.44
1994 24.29
1995 23.63
1996 22.72
1997 20.99
1998 18.46
1999 18.50
2000 19.10
2001 18.51
2002 17.99
2003 17.89
2004 17.32
2005 16.20
2006 15.61
2007 15.33
2008 14.90
2009 13.75
2010 14.35
2011 14.38
2012 13.97
2013 15.26
2014 13.76
2015 13.76
2016 13.32
2017 13.69
2018 13.49
2019 12.81

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

Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Korea was 33.16 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 41.12 in 1991, while its lowest value was 32.00 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 41.12
1992 40.79
1993 39.60
1994 39.74
1995 39.92
1996 39.28
1997 38.55
1998 34.31
1999 33.61
2000 34.36
2001 33.70
2002 33.77
2003 34.22
2004 33.94
2005 33.95
2006 33.59
2007 33.15
2008 32.67
2009 32.00
2010 32.48
2011 32.17
2012 32.01
2013 36.24
2014 32.94
2015 33.68
2016 33.71
2017 33.66
2018 33.75
2019 33.16

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

Employment in industry (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Korea was 24.58 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 36.82 in 1991, while its lowest value was 24.50 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 36.82
1992 35.75
1993 34.02
1994 33.63
1995 33.44
1996 32.64
1997 31.43
1998 27.98
1999 27.51
2000 28.15
2001 27.48
2002 27.32
2003 27.61
2004 27.16
2005 26.66
2006 26.15
2007 25.79
2008 25.31
2009 24.50
2010 25.02
2011 24.85
2012 24.58
2013 27.58
2014 25.00
2015 25.39
2016 25.20
2017 25.27
2018 25.20
2019 24.58

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Economic activity