Cameroon - Employment in industry

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

Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Cameroon was 10.98 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 10.98 in 2019, while its lowest value was 7.10 in 1997.

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 7.22
1992 7.20
1993 7.21
1994 7.20
1995 7.15
1996 7.13
1997 7.10
1998 7.17
1999 7.24
2000 7.41
2001 7.82
2002 7.60
2003 7.65
2004 7.86
2005 8.32
2006 8.88
2007 9.48
2008 9.57
2009 9.81
2010 9.91
2011 10.07
2012 10.26
2013 10.41
2014 10.61
2015 10.75
2016 10.85
2017 10.96
2018 10.96
2019 10.98

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

Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Cameroon was 17.44 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 17.47 in 2018, while its lowest value was 11.68 in 2001.

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 12.54
1992 12.34
1993 12.10
1994 11.98
1995 11.88
1996 11.81
1997 11.79
1998 11.79
1999 11.84
2000 11.84
2001 11.68
2002 12.30
2003 12.67
2004 12.87
2005 12.87
2006 12.82
2007 12.74
2008 13.28
2009 13.82
2010 14.36
2011 15.02
2012 15.70
2013 16.42
2014 17.12
2015 17.28
2016 17.39
2017 17.46
2018 17.47
2019 17.44

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

Employment in industry (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Cameroon was 14.42 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 14.42 in 2019, while its lowest value was 9.50 in 1997.

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 9.94
1992 9.83
1993 9.71
1994 9.64
1995 9.57
1996 9.52
1997 9.50
1998 9.54
1999 9.60
2000 9.68
2001 9.80
2002 10.02
2003 10.24
2004 10.45
2005 10.67
2006 10.92
2007 11.17
2008 11.51
2009 11.93
2010 12.29
2011 12.71
2012 13.17
2013 13.62
2014 14.08
2015 14.23
2016 14.33
2017 14.42
2018 14.42
2019 14.42

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Economic activity