Canada - Employment in industry

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

Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Canada was 8.35 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 11.82 in 1991, while its lowest value was 8.35 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 11.82
1992 11.64
1993 10.90
1994 10.88
1995 11.25
1996 11.09
1997 11.42
1998 11.44
1999 11.49
2000 11.45
2001 11.30
2002 11.50
2003 11.33
2004 11.32
2005 10.80
2006 10.46
2007 10.21
2008 9.71
2009 8.94
2010 8.54
2011 8.98
2012 9.00
2013 8.73
2014 8.61
2015 8.55
2016 8.51
2017 8.48
2018 8.46
2019 8.35

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

Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Canada was 29.14 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 33.64 in 1991, while its lowest value was 29.14 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 33.64
1992 32.66
1993 32.03
1994 32.33
1995 32.53
1996 32.36
1997 32.67
1998 32.89
1999 32.89
2000 33.29
2001 33.09
2002 33.36
2003 33.11
2004 33.29
2005 33.05
2006 32.35
2007 31.85
2008 31.90
2009 30.64
2010 30.68
2011 30.46
2012 30.82
2013 30.84
2014 30.63
2015 30.16
2016 29.80
2017 29.54
2018 29.64
2019 29.14

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

Employment in industry (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Canada was 19.25 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 23.88 in 1991, while its lowest value was 19.25 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.

See also:

Year Value
1991 23.88
1992 23.18
1993 22.51
1994 22.67
1995 22.93
1996 22.75
1997 23.06
1998 23.12
1999 23.12
2000 23.29
2001 23.06
2002 23.23
2003 22.97
2004 23.05
2005 22.69
2006 22.11
2007 21.67
2008 21.46
2009 20.29
2010 20.15
2011 20.29
2012 20.46
2013 20.33
2014 20.18
2015 19.92
2016 19.67
2017 19.53
2018 19.57
2019 19.25

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Economic activity