Kuwait - Employment in industry

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

Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Kuwait was 2.97 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 3.65 in 2008, while its lowest value was 2.17 in 2005.

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 2.86
1992 2.88
1993 2.98
1994 2.96
1995 2.91
1996 2.85
1997 2.78
1998 2.69
1999 2.62
2000 2.57
2001 2.45
2002 2.36
2003 2.31
2004 2.26
2005 2.17
2006 2.51
2007 2.96
2008 3.65
2009 3.54
2010 3.46
2011 3.39
2012 3.42
2013 3.40
2014 3.36
2015 3.29
2016 3.21
2017 3.10
2018 3.04
2019 2.97

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

Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Kuwait was 28.24 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 32.32 in 2008, while its lowest value was 24.85 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 24.85
1992 26.42
1993 28.91
1994 29.24
1995 29.30
1996 29.45
1997 29.06
1998 27.98
1999 27.84
2000 28.23
2001 27.09
2002 26.28
2003 26.41
2004 26.59
2005 26.37
2006 28.16
2007 29.90
2008 32.32
2009 31.08
2010 31.04
2011 31.38
2012 31.51
2013 31.19
2014 30.76
2015 29.52
2016 29.00
2017 28.42
2018 28.34
2019 28.24

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

Employment in industry (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Kuwait was 22.15 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 25.14 in 2008, while its lowest value was 19.60 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 19.60
1992 20.80
1993 22.72
1994 22.98
1995 23.11
1996 23.14
1997 22.76
1998 21.87
1999 21.66
2000 21.92
2001 21.05
2002 20.45
2003 20.66
2004 20.86
2005 20.70
2006 22.00
2007 23.30
2008 25.14
2009 23.95
2010 23.69
2011 23.92
2012 24.03
2013 23.78
2014 23.48
2015 22.59
2016 22.38
2017 22.04
2018 22.12
2019 22.15

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Economic activity