Uganda - Employment in services

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

Employment in services, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Uganda was 20.04 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 23.96 in 2012, while its lowest value was 14.60 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.

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Year Value
1991 14.60
1992 14.79
1993 14.94
1994 15.27
1995 15.57
1996 15.84
1997 16.14
1998 16.45
1999 16.93
2000 17.22
2001 17.57
2002 18.11
2003 18.77
2004 19.23
2005 19.77
2006 20.40
2007 20.89
2008 21.58
2009 22.35
2010 22.62
2011 23.38
2012 23.96
2013 19.31
2014 19.07
2015 19.24
2016 19.28
2017 19.37
2018 19.60
2019 20.04

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

Employment in services, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Uganda was 22.64 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 28.02 in 2007, while its lowest value was 22.05 in 2017.

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 24.14
1992 24.19
1993 24.49
1994 24.62
1995 25.04
1996 25.46
1997 25.69
1998 25.96
1999 26.37
2000 26.59
2001 26.95
2002 27.49
2003 27.69
2004 27.74
2005 27.65
2006 27.89
2007 28.02
2008 27.98
2009 27.71
2010 27.75
2011 27.69
2012 27.61
2013 22.75
2014 22.38
2015 22.56
2016 22.38
2017 22.05
2018 22.36
2019 22.64

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

Employment in services (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Uganda was 21.36 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 25.85 in 2012, while its lowest value was 19.79 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 19.79
1992 19.89
1993 20.10
1994 20.30
1995 20.65
1996 20.98
1997 21.23
1998 21.51
1999 21.95
2000 22.20
2001 22.55
2002 23.09
2003 23.50
2004 23.72
2005 23.91
2006 24.32
2007 24.62
2008 24.92
2009 25.14
2010 25.28
2011 25.61
2012 25.85
2013 21.08
2014 20.77
2015 20.94
2016 20.86
2017 20.74
2018 21.01
2019 21.36

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Economic activity