OECD members - Employment in industry

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

Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in OECD members was 11.57 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 19.51 in 1991, while its lowest value was 11.51 in 2016.

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 19.51
1992 19.09
1993 18.58
1994 18.14
1995 17.81
1996 17.45
1997 17.05
1998 16.63
1999 16.26
2000 16.01
2001 15.53
2002 14.87
2003 14.44
2004 14.04
2005 13.63
2006 13.38
2007 13.23
2008 12.82
2009 11.90
2010 11.68
2011 11.74
2012 11.65
2013 11.66
2014 11.67
2015 11.60
2016 11.51
2017 11.61
2018 11.70
2019 11.57

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

Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in OECD members was 31.27 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 37.46 in 1991, while its lowest value was 31.27 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 37.46
1992 37.22
1993 36.79
1994 36.56
1995 36.41
1996 36.17
1997 36.03
1998 35.71
1999 35.49
2000 35.40
2001 34.87
2002 34.41
2003 34.09
2004 33.98
2005 33.88
2006 34.03
2007 34.02
2008 33.71
2009 32.48
2010 32.08
2011 31.93
2012 31.67
2013 31.76
2014 31.63
2015 31.56
2016 31.50
2017 31.45
2018 31.51
2019 31.27

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

Employment in industry (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in OECD members was 22.57 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 30.16 in 1991, while its lowest value was 22.57 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.

See also:

Year Value
1991 30.16
1992 29.83
1993 29.37
1994 28.99
1995 28.74
1996 28.43
1997 28.15
1998 27.78
1999 27.46
2000 27.30
2001 26.74
2002 26.15
2003 25.75
2004 25.52
2005 25.27
2006 25.22
2007 25.12
2008 24.72
2009 23.52
2010 23.18
2011 23.13
2012 22.93
2013 22.96
2014 22.89
2015 22.80
2016 22.71
2017 22.72
2018 22.77
2019 22.57

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Economic activity