World - Employment in industry

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

Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in World was 15.53 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 18.67 in 1991, while its lowest value was 15.53 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 18.67
1992 18.47
1993 18.44
1994 18.30
1995 18.15
1996 18.07
1997 17.79
1998 17.37
1999 16.99
2000 16.58
2001 16.38
2002 15.81
2003 15.67
2004 15.83
2005 16.13
2006 16.39
2007 16.71
2008 16.56
2009 16.34
2010 16.43
2011 16.63
2012 16.95
2013 16.75
2014 16.65
2015 16.36
2016 16.13
2017 15.91
2018 15.91
2019 15.53

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

Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in World was 27.27 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 27.55 in 2014, while its lowest value was 23.24 in 2002.

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 23.93
1992 23.86
1993 23.86
1994 23.88
1995 23.79
1996 23.85
1997 23.84
1998 23.62
1999 23.48
2000 23.43
2001 23.40
2002 23.24
2003 23.40
2004 23.85
2005 24.37
2006 25.04
2007 25.76
2008 25.94
2009 25.97
2010 26.37
2011 26.84
2012 27.36
2013 27.44
2014 27.55
2015 27.46
2016 27.41
2017 27.32
2018 27.46
2019 27.27

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

Employment in industry (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in World was 22.69 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 23.31 in 2012, while its lowest value was 20.31 in 2002.

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 21.88
1992 21.75
1993 21.75
1994 21.69
1995 21.58
1996 21.58
1997 21.47
1998 21.17
1999 20.93
2000 20.73
2001 20.64
2002 20.31
2003 20.35
2004 20.69
2005 21.13
2006 21.64
2007 22.21
2008 22.26
2009 22.19
2010 22.49
2011 22.86
2012 23.31
2013 23.28
2014 23.30
2015 23.14
2016 23.02
2017 22.87
2018 22.95
2019 22.69

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Economic activity