Arab 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 Arab World was 10.65 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 13.52 in 1992, while its lowest value was 10.17 in 2014.

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 13.27
1992 13.52
1993 13.03
1994 12.64
1995 12.86
1996 12.69
1997 12.57
1998 12.87
1999 13.28
2000 12.12
2001 12.97
2002 13.03
2003 11.91
2004 11.64
2005 11.22
2006 11.21
2007 10.94
2008 10.83
2009 10.53
2010 10.62
2011 10.23
2012 10.37
2013 10.30
2014 10.17
2015 10.30
2016 10.41
2017 10.54
2018 10.86
2019 10.65

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

Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Arab World was 28.37 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 28.48 in 2017, while its lowest value was 22.57 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 22.71
1992 22.80
1993 22.89
1994 23.01
1995 23.08
1996 23.28
1997 23.27
1998 23.25
1999 23.34
2000 22.96
2001 22.89
2002 22.57
2003 22.81
2004 23.11
2005 24.18
2006 24.98
2007 25.84
2008 26.66
2009 27.31
2010 28.32
2011 28.02
2012 28.28
2013 28.13
2014 28.01
2015 27.94
2016 28.32
2017 28.48
2018 28.44
2019 28.37

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

Employment in industry (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Arab World was 25.01 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 25.11 in 2017, while its lowest value was 20.72 in 2003.

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 20.95
1992 21.04
1993 21.02
1994 21.03
1995 21.13
1996 21.24
1997 21.24
1998 21.28
1999 21.38
2000 20.87
2001 20.97
2002 20.75
2003 20.72
2004 20.93
2005 21.71
2006 22.34
2007 22.91
2008 23.61
2009 24.14
2010 25.01
2011 24.70
2012 24.92
2013 24.75
2014 24.61
2015 24.60
2016 24.90
2017 25.11
2018 25.11
2019 25.01

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Economic activity