Malaysia - Employment in services

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

Employment in services, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Malaysia was 74.06 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 74.06 in 2019, while its lowest value was 47.11 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 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 47.11
1992 47.76
1993 49.12
1994 50.47
1995 51.77
1996 53.35
1997 55.87
1998 56.59
1999 57.69
2000 56.99
2001 58.27
2002 61.12
2003 62.18
2004 64.70
2005 65.49
2006 65.30
2007 67.60
2008 68.80
2009 71.41
2010 71.29
2011 72.22
2012 71.73
2013 71.99
2014 72.36
2015 72.84
2016 73.19
2017 72.67
2018 73.64
2019 74.06

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

Employment in services, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Malaysia was 55.69 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 55.69 in 2019, while its lowest value was 45.27 in 1997.

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 45.65
1992 45.94
1993 45.64
1994 45.54
1995 45.44
1996 45.65
1997 45.27
1998 45.47
1999 45.62
2000 45.28
2001 48.18
2002 48.70
2003 49.08
2004 50.23
2005 50.31
2006 49.62
2007 51.02
2008 51.33
2009 53.10
2010 52.57
2011 52.81
2012 52.14
2013 51.92
2014 52.00
2015 52.19
2016 53.75
2017 53.80
2018 55.24
2019 55.69

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

Employment in services (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Malaysia was 62.72 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 62.72 in 2019, while its lowest value was 46.17 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 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 46.17
1992 46.59
1993 46.88
1994 47.30
1995 47.69
1996 48.41
1997 49.05
1998 49.44
1999 49.93
2000 49.46
2001 51.76
2002 53.09
2003 53.71
2004 55.31
2005 55.64
2006 55.11
2007 56.81
2008 57.37
2009 59.49
2010 59.09
2011 59.68
2012 59.18
2013 59.37
2014 59.67
2015 60.01
2016 61.14
2017 60.99
2018 62.26
2019 62.72

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Economic activity