Zambia - Employment in industry

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

Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Zambia was 4.30 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 4.33 in 2017, while its lowest value was 2.85 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.

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Year Value
1991 3.48
1992 3.51
1993 3.40
1994 3.23
1995 3.21
1996 3.19
1997 3.19
1998 3.26
1999 3.17
2000 3.10
2001 3.06
2002 3.06
2003 3.07
2004 3.09
2005 3.10
2006 3.01
2007 2.92
2008 2.85
2009 3.10
2010 3.31
2011 3.63
2012 3.94
2013 4.03
2014 4.14
2015 4.24
2016 4.31
2017 4.33
2018 4.27
2019 4.30

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

Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Zambia was 16.21 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 16.48 in 2016, while its lowest value was 10.42 in 2000.

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 11.44
1992 11.35
1993 11.25
1994 10.86
1995 10.72
1996 10.69
1997 10.62
1998 10.47
1999 10.44
2000 10.42
2001 10.46
2002 10.53
2003 10.66
2004 10.79
2005 10.82
2006 11.08
2007 11.41
2008 11.80
2009 12.64
2010 13.59
2011 14.58
2012 15.72
2013 16.07
2014 16.26
2015 16.40
2016 16.48
2017 16.47
2018 16.37
2019 16.21

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

Employment in industry (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Zambia was 10.53 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 10.69 in 2017, while its lowest value was 6.90 in 2000.

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 7.86
1992 7.77
1993 7.61
1994 7.28
1995 7.20
1996 7.18
1997 7.12
1998 7.05
1999 6.97
2000 6.90
2001 6.90
2002 6.95
2003 7.03
2004 7.11
2005 7.13
2006 7.23
2007 7.37
2008 7.54
2009 8.10
2010 8.71
2011 9.36
2012 10.10
2013 10.33
2014 10.49
2015 10.60
2016 10.68
2017 10.69
2018 10.61
2019 10.53

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Economic activity