Liberia - Employment in industry

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

Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Liberia was 5.16 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 6.54 in 1991, while its lowest value was 5.13 in 2018.

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 6.54
1992 6.25
1993 6.01
1994 5.82
1995 5.81
1996 5.60
1997 5.41
1998 5.43
1999 5.44
2000 5.41
2001 5.65
2002 5.66
2003 5.76
2004 5.71
2005 5.61
2006 5.54
2007 5.50
2008 5.48
2009 5.44
2010 5.41
2011 5.37
2012 5.33
2013 5.29
2014 5.26
2015 5.21
2016 5.24
2017 5.19
2018 5.13
2019 5.16

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

Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Liberia was 14.72 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 17.15 in 1991, while its lowest value was 13.54 in 1996.

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 17.15
1992 16.27
1993 15.42
1994 14.68
1995 13.82
1996 13.54
1997 14.00
1998 14.38
1999 14.82
2000 15.36
2001 15.68
2002 15.78
2003 15.43
2004 15.43
2005 15.44
2006 15.48
2007 15.47
2008 15.45
2009 15.47
2010 15.52
2011 15.61
2012 15.68
2013 15.72
2014 15.65
2015 15.50
2016 15.26
2017 15.14
2018 15.00
2019 14.72

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

Employment in industry (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Liberia was 10.15 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 12.17 in 1991, while its lowest value was 9.79 in 1996.

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 12.17
1992 11.56
1993 10.99
1994 10.49
1995 10.04
1996 9.79
1997 9.94
1998 10.15
1999 10.39
2000 10.65
2001 10.94
2002 11.00
2003 10.88
2004 10.86
2005 10.82
2006 10.81
2007 10.79
2008 10.77
2009 10.77
2010 10.79
2011 10.81
2012 10.82
2013 10.81
2014 10.75
2015 10.64
2016 10.48
2017 10.39
2018 10.28
2019 10.15

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Economic activity