South Sudan - Employment in industry

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

Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in South Sudan was 8.68 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 9.19 in 2013, while its lowest value was 7.01 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 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 7.01
1992 7.03
1993 7.06
1994 7.08
1995 7.11
1996 7.15
1997 7.23
1998 7.26
1999 7.28
2000 7.33
2001 7.42
2002 7.51
2003 7.61
2004 7.69
2005 7.79
2006 7.94
2007 8.11
2008 8.24
2009 8.20
2010 8.32
2011 8.39
2012 8.45
2013 9.19
2014 8.89
2015 8.18
2016 8.11
2017 8.08
2018 8.58
2019 8.68

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

Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in South Sudan was 23.72 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 27.91 in 2014, while its lowest value was 20.74 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 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 20.74
1992 21.04
1993 21.31
1994 21.41
1995 21.70
1996 21.95
1997 22.45
1998 22.50
1999 22.45
2000 22.72
2001 23.09
2002 23.48
2003 24.03
2004 24.18
2005 24.69
2006 25.46
2007 26.39
2008 26.91
2009 26.40
2010 26.41
2011 26.67
2012 26.32
2013 27.87
2014 27.91
2015 25.91
2016 24.32
2017 23.62
2018 23.67
2019 23.72

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

Employment in industry (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in South Sudan was 16.39 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 18.89 in 2013, while its lowest value was 14.17 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 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 14.17
1992 14.34
1993 14.49
1994 14.55
1995 14.73
1996 14.89
1997 15.20
1998 15.25
1999 15.24
2000 15.41
2001 15.64
2002 15.89
2003 16.22
2004 16.32
2005 16.62
2006 17.08
2007 17.64
2008 17.97
2009 17.69
2010 17.74
2011 17.89
2012 17.73
2013 18.89
2014 18.72
2015 17.34
2016 16.46
2017 16.08
2018 16.33
2019 16.39

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Economic activity