North America - Employment in industry

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

Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in North America was 8.81 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 14.25 in 1991, while its lowest value was 8.47 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.

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Year Value
1991 14.25
1992 14.13
1993 13.93
1994 13.88
1995 13.75
1996 13.55
1997 13.39
1998 13.14
1999 12.87
2000 12.59
2001 11.83
2002 11.02
2003 10.82
2004 10.54
2005 10.31
2006 10.09
2007 10.08
2008 9.61
2009 8.69
2010 8.47
2011 8.75
2012 8.78
2013 8.81
2014 8.83
2015 8.80
2016 8.69
2017 8.68
2018 8.74
2019 8.81

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

Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in North America was 29.31 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 35.03 in 1991, while its lowest value was 29.17 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.

See also:

Year Value
1991 35.03
1992 34.87
1993 34.73
1994 34.81
1995 34.72
1996 34.59
1997 34.54
1998 34.42
1999 34.27
2000 34.14
2001 33.63
2002 32.77
2003 32.48
2004 32.56
2005 32.48
2006 32.68
2007 32.33
2008 31.66
2009 30.05
2010 29.57
2011 29.35
2012 29.30
2013 29.61
2014 29.58
2015 29.33
2016 29.25
2017 29.17
2018 29.39
2019 29.31

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

Employment in industry (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in North America was 19.84 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 25.75 in 1991, while its lowest value was 19.70 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 25.75
1992 25.57
1993 25.40
1994 25.35
1995 25.24
1996 25.07
1997 24.93
1998 24.75
1999 24.54
2000 24.33
2001 23.67
2002 22.80
2003 22.50
2004 22.46
2005 22.30
2006 22.33
2007 22.09
2008 21.46
2009 20.03
2010 19.70
2011 19.77
2012 19.82
2013 19.99
2014 20.00
2015 19.87
2016 19.77
2017 19.71
2018 19.84
2019 19.84

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Economic activity