Nigeria - Employment in industry

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

Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Nigeria was 12.87 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 13.87 in 1991, while its lowest value was 10.85 in 2011.

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 13.87
1992 13.74
1993 13.74
1994 13.81
1995 13.70
1996 13.54
1997 13.42
1998 13.19
1999 13.02
2000 12.67
2001 12.49
2002 12.06
2003 11.87
2004 11.44
2005 11.48
2006 11.46
2007 11.44
2008 11.39
2009 11.28
2010 11.04
2011 10.85
2012 11.61
2013 12.37
2014 12.48
2015 12.54
2016 12.72
2017 12.81
2018 12.81
2019 12.87

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

Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Nigeria was 11.27 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 13.05 in 1991, while its lowest value was 9.55 in 2011.

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 13.05
1992 12.99
1993 12.87
1994 12.76
1995 12.63
1996 12.54
1997 12.44
1998 12.31
1999 12.17
2000 12.09
2001 12.07
2002 12.08
2003 12.06
2004 12.10
2005 11.41
2006 10.83
2007 10.36
2008 10.00
2009 9.74
2010 9.58
2011 9.55
2012 10.41
2013 11.34
2014 11.40
2015 11.45
2016 11.47
2017 11.44
2018 11.36
2019 11.27

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

Employment in industry (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Nigeria was 12.00 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 13.42 in 1991, while its lowest value was 10.15 in 2011.

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 13.42
1992 13.33
1993 13.27
1994 13.24
1995 13.12
1996 12.99
1997 12.89
1998 12.72
1999 12.56
2000 12.36
2001 12.27
2002 12.07
2003 11.97
2004 11.79
2005 11.44
2006 11.12
2007 10.86
2008 10.64
2009 10.45
2010 10.25
2011 10.15
2012 10.95
2013 11.81
2014 11.89
2015 11.94
2016 12.03
2017 12.05
2018 12.02
2019 12.00

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Economic activity