Ghana - Employment in services

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

Employment in services, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Ghana was 54.80 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 54.80 in 2019, while its lowest value was 33.05 in 1991.

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 services sector consists of wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services, in accordance with divisions 6-9 (ISIC 2) or categories G-Q (ISIC 3) or categories G-U (ISIC 4).

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

See also:

Year Value
1991 33.05
1992 33.29
1993 33.53
1994 33.83
1995 34.18
1996 34.57
1997 34.91
1998 35.36
1999 35.79
2000 35.59
2001 35.45
2002 35.31
2003 35.21
2004 35.10
2005 34.97
2006 34.78
2007 36.35
2008 38.20
2009 39.88
2010 41.65
2011 43.65
2012 45.56
2013 47.44
2014 50.32
2015 52.33
2016 53.09
2017 53.70
2018 54.13
2019 54.80

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

Employment in services, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Ghana was 44.37 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 44.37 in 2019, while its lowest value was 25.05 in 1991.

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 services sector consists of wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services, in accordance with divisions 6-9 (ISIC 2) or categories G-Q (ISIC 3) or categories G-U (ISIC 4).

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

See also:

Year Value
1991 25.05
1992 25.17
1993 25.35
1994 25.48
1995 25.67
1996 25.90
1997 26.15
1998 26.42
1999 26.67
2000 26.62
2001 26.62
2002 26.66
2003 26.75
2004 26.87
2005 27.03
2006 27.18
2007 27.97
2008 29.07
2009 29.88
2010 30.92
2011 32.38
2012 33.50
2013 34.52
2014 37.35
2015 40.77
2016 41.71
2017 42.71
2018 43.56
2019 44.37

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

Employment in services (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Ghana was 49.21 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 49.21 in 2019, while its lowest value was 28.87 in 1991.

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 services sector consists of wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services, in accordance with divisions 6-9 (ISIC 2) or categories G-Q (ISIC 3) or categories G-U (ISIC 4).

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

See also:

Year Value
1991 28.87
1992 29.06
1993 29.26
1994 29.48
1995 29.75
1996 30.06
1997 30.36
1998 30.73
1999 31.07
2000 30.97
2001 30.90
2002 30.85
2003 30.84
2004 30.85
2005 30.86
2006 30.84
2007 31.99
2008 33.42
2009 34.62
2010 35.98
2011 37.65
2012 39.15
2013 40.55
2014 43.39
2015 46.14
2016 46.98
2017 47.81
2018 48.48
2019 49.21

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Economic activity