Nigeria - Employment in services

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

Employment in services, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Nigeria was 63.57 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 63.57 in 2019, while its lowest value was 40.24 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 40.24
1992 40.56
1993 40.80
1994 41.04
1995 41.39
1996 41.88
1997 42.39
1998 43.01
1999 43.60
2000 44.43
2001 45.37
2002 46.76
2003 47.66
2004 48.63
2005 49.74
2006 50.89
2007 52.06
2008 53.25
2009 54.52
2010 55.79
2011 57.04
2012 58.23
2013 59.43
2014 60.27
2015 60.99
2016 61.67
2017 62.35
2018 62.95
2019 63.57

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

Employment in services, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Nigeria was 44.25 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 44.25 in 2019, while its lowest value was 32.48 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 32.48
1992 32.67
1993 32.65
1994 32.64
1995 32.72
1996 33.01
1997 33.25
1998 33.49
1999 33.64
2000 34.15
2001 34.68
2002 35.77
2003 36.53
2004 37.53
2005 38.36
2006 39.12
2007 39.87
2008 40.59
2009 41.35
2010 42.11
2011 42.68
2012 42.30
2013 41.98
2014 42.78
2015 43.16
2016 43.23
2017 43.51
2018 43.84
2019 44.25

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

Employment in services (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Nigeria was 53.03 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 53.03 in 2019, while its lowest value was 36.01 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.

See also:

Year Value
1991 36.01
1992 36.27
1993 36.37
1994 36.48
1995 36.70
1996 37.08
1997 37.45
1998 37.87
1999 38.23
2000 38.89
2001 39.61
2002 40.83
2003 41.66
2004 42.65
2005 43.61
2006 44.55
2007 45.48
2008 46.41
2009 47.40
2010 48.39
2011 49.27
2012 49.58
2013 49.92
2014 50.61
2015 51.12
2016 51.42
2017 51.90
2018 52.46
2019 53.03

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Economic activity