Bangladesh - Employment in industry

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

Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Bangladesh was 17.66 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 17.66 in 2019, while its lowest value was 7.46 in 1996.

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 7.75
1992 7.77
1993 7.77
1994 7.71
1995 7.62
1996 7.46
1997 7.55
1998 7.75
1999 8.06
2000 8.64
2001 8.92
2002 9.35
2003 9.92
2004 10.64
2005 11.52
2006 12.48
2007 12.64
2008 12.77
2009 12.87
2010 13.02
2011 13.46
2012 13.92
2013 14.39
2014 14.87
2015 15.38
2016 15.92
2017 16.76
2018 17.18
2019 17.66

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

Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Bangladesh was 22.87 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 22.87 in 2019, while its lowest value was 10.42 in 1996.

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 15.10
1992 14.01
1993 12.97
1994 11.97
1995 11.16
1996 10.42
1997 10.61
1998 10.85
1999 11.07
2000 11.30
2001 11.88
2002 12.42
2003 13.02
2004 13.68
2005 14.46
2006 15.13
2007 16.10
2008 17.09
2009 18.08
2010 19.21
2011 19.69
2012 20.20
2013 20.69
2014 21.13
2015 21.69
2016 22.22
2017 21.95
2018 22.38
2019 22.87

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

Employment in industry (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Bangladesh was 21.32 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 21.32 in 2019, while its lowest value was 9.78 in 1996.

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 13.58
1992 12.71
1993 11.88
1994 11.07
1995 10.40
1996 9.78
1997 9.94
1998 10.16
1999 10.40
2000 10.70
2001 11.21
2002 11.72
2003 12.31
2004 12.98
2005 13.79
2006 14.52
2007 15.29
2008 16.04
2009 16.79
2010 17.63
2011 18.08
2012 18.56
2013 19.02
2014 19.45
2015 19.96
2016 20.46
2017 20.42
2018 20.84
2019 21.32

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Economic activity