Iran - Employment in services

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

Employment in services, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Iran was 54.51 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 54.51 in 2019, while its lowest value was 37.32 in 2006.

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 44.82
1992 45.23
1993 45.68
1994 46.34
1995 47.10
1996 47.21
1997 46.35
1998 45.79
1999 44.82
2000 43.59
2001 42.72
2002 41.48
2003 40.14
2004 39.02
2005 38.03
2006 37.32
2007 37.78
2008 41.97
2009 44.01
2010 47.62
2011 48.56
2012 50.72
2013 52.42
2014 53.87
2015 53.38
2016 52.86
2017 53.16
2018 53.41
2019 54.51

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

Employment in services, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Iran was 50.53 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 50.53 in 2019, while its lowest value was 43.26 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 43.26
1992 43.52
1993 44.18
1994 44.69
1995 45.06
1996 44.90
1997 45.37
1998 45.75
1999 45.89
2000 45.94
2001 46.05
2002 45.82
2003 45.77
2004 46.11
2005 46.46
2006 46.88
2007 46.74
2008 47.41
2009 48.05
2010 48.77
2011 48.08
2012 47.90
2013 47.78
2014 47.42
2015 48.71
2016 49.58
2017 49.77
2018 49.58
2019 50.53

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

Employment in services (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Iran was 51.24 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 51.24 in 2019, while its lowest value was 43.40 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 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 43.40
1992 43.68
1993 44.33
1994 44.86
1995 45.28
1996 45.17
1997 45.49
1998 45.76
1999 45.74
2000 45.61
2001 45.56
2002 45.16
2003 44.84
2004 44.84
2005 44.88
2006 45.11
2007 45.12
2008 46.52
2009 47.35
2010 48.58
2011 48.16
2012 48.34
2013 48.47
2014 48.35
2015 49.44
2016 50.14
2017 50.38
2018 50.27
2019 51.24

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Economic activity