Malaysia - Employment in industry

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

Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Malaysia was 20.05 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 32.32 in 1991, while its lowest value was 19.27 in 2015.

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 32.32
1992 32.10
1993 31.77
1994 31.52
1995 31.26
1996 29.54
1997 29.82
1998 28.27
1999 28.72
2000 28.89
2001 29.69
2002 27.27
2003 26.86
2004 24.85
2005 24.38
2006 24.73
2007 22.52
2008 22.04
2009 19.90
2010 20.28
2011 20.66
2012 19.79
2013 19.92
2014 19.61
2015 19.27
2016 19.99
2017 20.66
2018 20.30
2019 20.05

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

Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Malaysia was 31.32 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 35.80 in 1997, while its lowest value was 30.80 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 30.80
1992 31.35
1993 32.15
1994 32.49
1995 32.94
1996 33.73
1997 35.80
1998 33.70
1999 33.36
2000 34.00
2001 34.99
2002 34.56
2003 34.84
2004 32.99
2005 32.61
2006 33.24
2007 31.64
2008 32.18
2009 30.82
2010 31.53
2011 32.71
2012 31.93
2013 32.68
2014 32.66
2015 32.55
2016 32.09
2017 32.06
2018 31.31
2019 31.32

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

Employment in industry (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Malaysia was 27.01 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 33.66 in 1997, while its lowest value was 27.01 in 2009.

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 31.34
1992 31.62
1993 32.02
1994 32.15
1995 32.34
1996 32.23
1997 33.66
1998 31.76
1999 31.70
2000 32.18
2001 33.11
2002 31.98
2003 32.02
2004 30.13
2005 29.72
2006 30.26
2007 28.46
2008 28.67
2009 27.01
2010 27.62
2011 28.45
2012 27.57
2013 27.94
2014 27.74
2015 27.52
2016 27.49
2017 27.72
2018 27.11
2019 27.01

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Economic activity