United Kingdom - Employment in industry

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

Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in United Kingdom was 7.70 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 16.44 in 1991, while its lowest value was 7.43 in 2010.

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 16.44
1992 16.13
1993 15.81
1994 14.31
1995 14.09
1996 13.96
1997 13.28
1998 13.11
1999 12.56
2000 11.95
2001 11.37
2002 10.81
2003 10.24
2004 9.53
2005 9.38
2006 9.42
2007 9.43
2008 9.41
2009 7.69
2010 7.43
2011 7.51
2012 7.65
2013 7.68
2014 7.94
2015 7.67
2016 7.61
2017 7.67
2018 7.45
2019 7.70

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

Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in United Kingdom was 27.34 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 41.34 in 1991, while its lowest value was 27.34 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 41.34
1992 41.00
1993 40.66
1994 38.94
1995 38.40
1996 38.66
1997 38.17
1998 37.91
1999 36.89
2000 36.22
2001 35.77
2002 35.04
2003 34.40
2004 33.12
2005 33.11
2006 32.80
2007 32.97
2008 32.71
2009 29.98
2010 29.45
2011 29.30
2012 28.94
2013 28.60
2014 28.57
2015 28.23
2016 27.96
2017 27.58
2018 27.53
2019 27.34

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

Employment in industry (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in United Kingdom was 18.12 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 30.42 in 1991, while its lowest value was 18.12 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 30.42
1992 29.86
1993 29.39
1994 27.78
1995 27.42
1996 27.42
1997 26.86
1998 26.67
1999 25.81
2000 25.17
2001 24.64
2002 23.91
2003 23.34
2004 22.30
2005 22.22
2006 22.06
2007 22.19
2008 22.00
2009 19.61
2010 19.21
2011 19.18
2012 19.07
2013 18.87
2014 18.97
2015 18.66
2016 18.47
2017 18.26
2018 18.13
2019 18.12

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Economic activity