Myanmar - Employment in services

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

Employment in services, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Myanmar was 40.60 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 40.60 in 2019, while its lowest value was 25.80 in 1994.

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.

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Year Value
1991 25.98
1992 26.33
1993 25.83
1994 25.80
1995 27.27
1996 28.36
1997 29.73
1998 30.00
1999 29.96
2000 30.50
2001 30.65
2002 31.13
2003 31.95
2004 32.31
2005 32.55
2006 33.03
2007 33.19
2008 33.75
2009 34.12
2010 34.04
2011 34.53
2012 34.78
2013 34.96
2014 35.01
2015 35.38
2016 37.15
2017 39.10
2018 40.47
2019 40.60

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

Employment in services, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Myanmar was 29.86 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 30.54 in 2018, while its lowest value was 18.12 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 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.

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Year Value
1991 18.14
1992 18.55
1993 18.12
1994 18.23
1995 19.39
1996 20.23
1997 21.25
1998 21.47
1999 21.74
2000 22.55
2001 22.97
2002 23.60
2003 24.52
2004 25.13
2005 25.62
2006 26.25
2007 26.61
2008 27.20
2009 27.63
2010 27.67
2011 28.01
2012 28.15
2013 28.26
2014 28.32
2015 28.82
2016 29.17
2017 29.62
2018 30.54
2019 29.86

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

Employment in services (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Myanmar was 34.21 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 34.56 in 2018, while its lowest value was 21.49 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 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 21.58
1992 21.95
1993 21.49
1994 21.53
1995 22.82
1996 23.77
1997 24.94
1998 25.18
1999 25.31
2000 25.99
2001 26.28
2002 26.83
2003 27.70
2004 28.19
2005 28.56
2006 29.12
2007 29.39
2008 29.96
2009 30.36
2010 30.34
2011 30.74
2012 30.92
2013 31.06
2014 31.11
2015 31.54
2016 32.44
2017 33.45
2018 34.56
2019 34.21

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Economic activity