Liberia - Employment in services

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

Employment in services, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Liberia was 54.51 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 54.51 in 2019, while its lowest value was 32.67 in 1994.

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 33.55
1992 33.19
1993 32.83
1994 32.67
1995 33.82
1996 34.65
1997 36.35
1998 37.63
1999 38.80
2000 40.46
2001 41.18
2002 42.08
2003 40.83
2004 41.31
2005 42.07
2006 43.10
2007 44.35
2008 45.32
2009 46.18
2010 47.13
2011 48.31
2012 49.53
2013 50.82
2014 51.41
2015 51.95
2016 52.64
2017 53.37
2018 53.93
2019 54.51

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

Employment in services, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Liberia was 40.57 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 40.57 in 2019, while its lowest value was 31.94 in 1995.

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 32.54
1992 32.73
1993 32.76
1994 32.70
1995 31.94
1996 32.34
1997 33.58
1998 33.83
1999 34.14
2000 34.65
2001 34.45
2002 34.70
2003 34.00
2004 34.69
2005 35.33
2006 35.89
2007 36.35
2008 36.70
2009 36.94
2010 37.30
2011 37.83
2012 38.40
2013 39.05
2014 39.33
2015 39.64
2016 39.52
2017 40.03
2018 40.53
2019 40.57

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

Employment in services (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Liberia was 47.23 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 47.23 in 2019, while its lowest value was 32.69 in 1994.

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 33.01
1992 32.94
1993 32.79
1994 32.69
1995 32.83
1996 33.43
1997 34.89
1998 35.63
1999 36.34
2000 37.40
2001 37.63
2002 38.19
2003 37.22
2004 37.80
2005 38.50
2006 39.28
2007 40.11
2008 40.74
2009 41.27
2010 41.91
2011 42.75
2012 43.62
2013 44.59
2014 45.03
2015 45.45
2016 45.78
2017 46.40
2018 46.94
2019 47.23

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Economic activity