China - Employment in industry

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

Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in China was 23.06 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 27.76 in 2012, while its lowest value was 20.95 in 2003.

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 23.36
1992 23.47
1993 24.02
1994 24.27
1995 24.52
1996 24.95
1997 24.94
1998 24.51
1999 23.67
2000 22.79
2001 22.30
2002 21.02
2003 20.95
2004 21.87
2005 22.95
2006 24.14
2007 25.56
2008 25.71
2009 25.99
2010 26.62
2011 27.18
2012 27.76
2013 27.32
2014 26.86
2015 25.88
2016 25.24
2017 24.25
2018 24.18
2019 23.06

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

Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in China was 30.83 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 32.32 in 2014, while its lowest value was 19.77 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 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 19.77
1992 20.24
1993 21.06
1994 21.40
1995 21.75
1996 22.30
1997 22.67
1998 22.67
1999 22.45
2000 22.26
2001 22.30
2002 21.71
2003 22.14
2004 23.02
2005 24.49
2006 26.06
2007 27.80
2008 28.40
2009 29.25
2010 30.36
2011 31.35
2012 32.32
2013 32.31
2014 32.32
2015 31.81
2016 31.63
2017 31.16
2018 31.58
2019 30.83

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

Employment in industry (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in China was 27.42 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 30.30 in 2012, while its lowest value was 21.40 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 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 21.40
1992 21.70
1993 22.40
1994 22.70
1995 23.00
1996 23.50
1997 23.70
1998 23.50
1999 23.00
2000 22.50
2001 22.30
2002 21.40
2003 21.60
2004 22.50
2005 23.80
2006 25.20
2007 26.80
2008 27.20
2009 27.80
2010 28.70
2011 29.50
2012 30.30
2013 30.10
2014 29.90
2015 29.18
2016 28.80
2017 28.11
2018 28.32
2019 27.42

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Economic activity