Australia - Employment in industry

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

Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Australia was 7.45 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 12.08 in 1991, while its lowest value was 7.45 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 12.08
1992 11.73
1993 11.87
1994 11.58
1995 11.17
1996 10.89
1997 10.66
1998 10.18
1999 9.91
2000 10.23
2001 9.51
2002 9.53
2003 9.54
2004 9.36
2005 9.31
2006 9.07
2007 8.86
2008 9.31
2009 8.90
2010 8.61
2011 8.53
2012 8.36
2013 8.30
2014 8.11
2015 7.66
2016 7.90
2017 7.63
2018 8.15
2019 7.45

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

Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Australia was 29.17 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 31.72 in 1994, while its lowest value was 29.17 in 2016.

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 31.71
1992 31.71
1993 31.67
1994 31.72
1995 31.22
1996 30.61
1997 30.32
1998 30.13
1999 29.76
2000 30.47
2001 29.59
2002 29.92
2003 29.95
2004 30.68
2005 30.65
2006 31.18
2007 31.15
2008 31.66
2009 31.27
2010 31.10
2011 30.97
2012 30.96
2013 30.63
2014 30.53
2015 29.34
2016 29.17
2017 29.60
2018 30.09
2019 29.17

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

Employment in industry (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Australia was 19.06 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 23.51 in 1991, while its lowest value was 19.06 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 23.51
1992 23.29
1993 23.30
1994 23.17
1995 22.63
1996 22.13
1997 21.85
1998 21.51
1999 21.16
2000 21.62
2001 20.74
2002 20.92
2003 20.88
2004 21.24
2005 21.13
2006 21.28
2007 21.18
2008 21.62
2009 21.14
2010 20.98
2011 20.83
2012 20.71
2013 20.45
2014 20.29
2015 19.39
2016 19.36
2017 19.43
2018 19.89
2019 19.06

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Economic activity