Pakistan - Employment in industry

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

Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Pakistan was 16.82 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 16.82 in 2019, while its lowest value was 11.13 in 2013.

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 15.69
1992 15.70
1993 15.68
1994 15.69
1995 15.57
1996 15.62
1997 15.62
1998 15.61
1999 15.59
2000 15.59
2001 15.56
2002 15.52
2003 15.65
2004 15.36
2005 15.06
2006 14.87
2007 12.47
2008 12.01
2009 12.57
2010 11.51
2011 11.42
2012 11.27
2013 11.13
2014 12.95
2015 14.51
2016 14.06
2017 15.24
2018 16.47
2019 16.82

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

Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Pakistan was 27.03 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 27.12 in 2018, while its lowest value was 21.43 in 2005.

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 22.49
1992 22.57
1993 22.48
1994 22.43
1995 22.29
1996 22.33
1997 22.16
1998 22.02
1999 21.92
2000 21.89
2001 21.76
2002 21.61
2003 21.74
2004 21.60
2005 21.43
2006 22.03
2007 22.90
2008 21.99
2009 23.06
2010 23.98
2011 24.50
2012 25.25
2013 26.06
2014 25.58
2015 26.60
2016 26.11
2017 26.62
2018 27.12
2019 27.03

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

Employment in industry (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Pakistan was 24.96 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 24.99 in 2018, while its lowest value was 20.11 in 2008.

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 21.60
1992 21.66
1993 21.55
1994 21.49
1995 21.47
1996 21.45
1997 21.23
1998 21.09
1999 20.98
2000 20.93
2001 20.82
2002 20.67
2003 20.76
2004 20.55
2005 20.32
2006 20.73
2007 20.98
2008 20.11
2009 20.99
2010 21.42
2011 21.77
2012 22.32
2013 22.92
2014 22.87
2015 24.02
2016 23.59
2017 24.29
2018 24.99
2019 24.96

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Economic activity