Barbados - Employment in industry

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

Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Barbados was 9.01 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 12.52 in 1995, while its lowest value was 6.78 in 2006.

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 12.52
1992 12.45
1993 12.25
1994 11.24
1995 12.52
1996 11.09
1997 11.30
1998 11.52
1999 11.09
2000 10.43
2001 9.82
2002 9.86
2003 8.88
2004 8.21
2005 7.58
2006 6.78
2007 7.12
2008 7.18
2009 7.75
2010 8.73
2011 8.53
2012 9.05
2013 9.56
2014 9.88
2015 9.69
2016 9.36
2017 9.28
2018 9.18
2019 9.01

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

Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Barbados was 28.53 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 30.48 in 1999, while its lowest value was 24.74 in 1993.

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 26.40
1992 25.71
1993 24.74
1994 24.98
1995 25.54
1996 25.23
1997 26.97
1998 28.82
1999 30.48
2000 29.75
2001 28.45
2002 26.75
2003 25.55
2004 25.85
2005 25.74
2006 25.82
2007 26.57
2008 27.34
2009 27.72
2010 28.70
2011 27.92
2012 27.49
2013 28.14
2014 28.80
2015 29.01
2016 28.96
2017 29.10
2018 28.88
2019 28.53

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

Employment in industry (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Barbados was 18.93 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 21.41 in 1999, while its lowest value was 16.65 in 2006.

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 20.12
1992 19.67
1993 19.07
1994 18.86
1995 19.57
1996 18.57
1997 19.72
1998 20.87
1999 21.41
2000 20.62
2001 19.63
2002 18.74
2003 17.61
2004 17.37
2005 17.07
2006 16.65
2007 17.17
2008 17.62
2009 17.92
2010 18.84
2011 18.55
2012 18.53
2013 18.96
2014 19.43
2015 19.36
2016 19.32
2017 19.34
2018 19.17
2019 18.93

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Economic activity