Burkina Faso - Employment in services

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

Employment in services, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Burkina Faso was 53.43 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 53.43 in 2019, while its lowest value was 8.22 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 8.22
1992 8.35
1993 8.59
1994 8.89
1995 9.78
1996 10.96
1997 12.04
1998 13.38
1999 14.73
2000 16.00
2001 17.79
2002 19.53
2003 21.58
2004 23.52
2005 26.21
2006 28.53
2007 30.65
2008 33.52
2009 35.54
2010 38.25
2011 40.50
2012 42.67
2013 44.41
2014 45.69
2015 47.31
2016 49.06
2017 50.78
2018 52.36
2019 53.43

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

Employment in services, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Burkina Faso was 44.77 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 44.77 in 2019, while its lowest value was 5.97 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 5.97
1992 6.05
1993 6.17
1994 6.29
1995 6.88
1996 7.56
1997 8.31
1998 9.05
1999 10.00
2000 10.90
2001 11.85
2002 12.92
2003 14.21
2004 15.59
2005 16.98
2006 18.64
2007 20.34
2008 21.81
2009 23.64
2010 25.54
2011 27.43
2012 29.16
2013 30.76
2014 32.27
2015 35.05
2016 37.97
2017 40.93
2018 43.88
2019 44.77

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

Employment in services (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Burkina Faso was 48.64 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 48.64 in 2019, while its lowest value was 7.06 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.

See also:

Year Value
1991 7.06
1992 7.16
1993 7.33
1994 7.53
1995 8.25
1996 9.16
1997 10.05
1998 11.06
1999 12.18
2000 13.23
2001 14.54
2002 15.89
2003 17.49
2004 19.08
2005 20.99
2006 22.89
2007 24.78
2008 26.85
2009 28.76
2010 31.00
2011 33.05
2012 34.97
2013 36.64
2014 38.07
2015 40.40
2016 42.86
2017 45.31
2018 47.67
2019 48.64

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Economic activity