Afghanistan - Employment in services

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

Employment in services, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Afghanistan was 10.02 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 10.97 in 2009, while its lowest value was 9.06 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 9.06
1992 9.20
1993 9.33
1994 9.62
1995 9.56
1996 9.61
1997 9.67
1998 9.75
1999 9.81
2000 9.82
2001 9.77
2002 9.84
2003 10.10
2004 9.98
2005 10.38
2006 10.57
2007 10.93
2008 10.92
2009 10.97
2010 10.65
2011 10.30
2012 10.07
2013 9.90
2014 9.73
2015 9.53
2016 9.51
2017 9.50
2018 9.72
2019 10.02

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

Employment in services, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Afghanistan was 46.55 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 46.55 in 2019, while its lowest value was 26.59 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 26.83
1992 26.78
1993 26.60
1994 26.59
1995 26.73
1996 26.76
1997 26.83
1998 26.96
1999 27.09
2000 27.19
2001 27.27
2002 28.29
2003 28.71
2004 28.97
2005 29.41
2006 29.82
2007 30.60
2008 31.24
2009 32.68
2010 34.27
2011 35.51
2012 37.01
2013 38.53
2014 40.03
2015 41.57
2016 43.35
2017 45.20
2018 45.85
2019 46.55

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

Employment in services (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Afghanistan was 38.96 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 38.96 in 2019, while its lowest value was 24.03 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 24.14
1992 24.14
1993 24.03
1994 24.08
1995 24.19
1996 24.24
1997 24.33
1998 24.46
1999 24.59
2000 24.68
2001 24.72
2002 25.59
2003 25.95
2004 26.12
2005 26.53
2006 26.93
2007 27.66
2008 28.23
2009 29.48
2010 30.77
2011 31.69
2012 32.83
2013 33.85
2014 34.82
2015 35.76
2016 36.87
2017 37.99
2018 38.41
2019 38.96

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Economic activity