São Tomé and Principe - Employment in industry

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

Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in São Tomé and Principe was 3.25 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 4.85 in 1991, while its lowest value was 3.25 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.

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Year Value
1991 4.85
1992 4.84
1993 4.82
1994 4.80
1995 4.77
1996 4.74
1997 4.70
1998 4.65
1999 4.63
2000 4.63
2001 4.39
2002 4.43
2003 4.27
2004 4.35
2005 3.76
2006 3.69
2007 3.69
2008 3.69
2009 3.77
2010 3.70
2011 3.66
2012 3.61
2013 3.55
2014 3.45
2015 3.41
2016 3.38
2017 3.34
2018 3.30
2019 3.25

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

Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in São Tomé and Principe was 25.13 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 26.49 in 1991, while its lowest value was 23.51 in 2005.

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 26.49
1992 26.41
1993 26.33
1994 26.26
1995 26.22
1996 26.18
1997 26.14
1998 26.14
1999 26.16
2000 26.21
2001 25.46
2002 25.75
2003 25.75
2004 26.10
2005 23.51
2006 23.75
2007 24.06
2008 24.37
2009 24.66
2010 24.82
2011 25.01
2012 25.14
2013 25.22
2014 25.26
2015 25.34
2016 25.37
2017 25.35
2018 25.29
2019 25.13

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

Employment in industry (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in São Tomé and Principe was 17.94 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 19.46 in 1991, while its lowest value was 17.16 in 2005.

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 19.46
1992 19.38
1993 19.29
1994 19.20
1995 19.11
1996 19.02
1997 18.92
1998 18.84
1999 18.79
2000 18.76
2001 18.77
2002 18.84
2003 18.87
2004 18.99
2005 17.16
2006 17.30
2007 17.45
2008 17.67
2009 17.91
2010 18.01
2011 18.11
2012 18.18
2013 18.24
2014 18.24
2015 18.24
2016 18.23
2017 18.16
2018 18.06
2019 17.94

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Economic activity