Nepal - Employment in services

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

Employment in services, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Nepal was 17.30 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 17.30 in 2019, while its lowest value was 8.17 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.

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Year Value
1991 8.17
1992 8.22
1993 8.30
1994 8.50
1995 8.67
1996 8.89
1997 9.15
1998 9.35
1999 9.58
2000 9.90
2001 10.15
2002 10.41
2003 10.67
2004 10.97
2005 11.25
2006 11.51
2007 11.80
2008 12.16
2009 12.60
2010 13.10
2011 13.61
2012 14.09
2013 14.57
2014 15.11
2015 15.59
2016 15.99
2017 16.45
2018 16.89
2019 17.30

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

Employment in services, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Nepal was 24.58 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 24.58 in 2019, while its lowest value was 18.23 in 1999.

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.

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Year Value
1991 21.22
1992 20.67
1993 20.18
1994 19.73
1995 19.34
1996 19.01
1997 18.70
1998 18.48
1999 18.23
2000 18.33
2001 18.49
2002 18.59
2003 18.82
2004 19.07
2005 19.34
2006 19.64
2007 19.94
2008 20.26
2009 20.56
2010 20.78
2011 21.10
2012 21.66
2013 22.15
2014 22.67
2015 23.12
2016 23.49
2017 23.87
2018 24.23
2019 24.58

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

Employment in services (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Nepal was 20.52 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 20.52 in 2019, while its lowest value was 14.05 in 1999.

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 14.91
1992 14.69
1993 14.51
1994 14.40
1995 14.29
1996 14.21
1997 14.14
1998 14.10
1999 14.05
2000 14.23
2001 14.43
2002 14.60
2003 14.85
2004 15.12
2005 15.39
2006 15.67
2007 15.97
2008 16.31
2009 16.65
2010 16.97
2011 17.31
2012 17.73
2013 18.12
2014 18.55
2015 18.94
2016 19.29
2017 19.71
2018 20.11
2019 20.52

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Economic activity