Saudi Arabia - Employment in industry

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

Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Saudi Arabia was 2.11 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 2.36 in 1991, while its lowest value was 1.03 in 2006.

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 2.36
1992 2.30
1993 2.16
1994 2.05
1995 1.96
1996 1.92
1997 1.87
1998 1.82
1999 1.76
2000 1.47
2001 1.10
2002 1.23
2003 1.15
2004 1.08
2005 1.04
2006 1.03
2007 1.37
2008 1.28
2009 1.44
2010 1.51
2011 1.62
2012 1.72
2013 1.86
2014 1.66
2015 1.56
2016 2.05
2017 2.13
2018 2.19
2019 2.11

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

Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Saudi Arabia was 28.18 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 28.87 in 1992, while its lowest value was 22.55 in 2008.

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 28.45
1992 28.87
1993 28.45
1994 27.89
1995 27.06
1996 26.27
1997 25.32
1998 24.67
1999 24.07
2000 22.67
2001 24.03
2002 23.85
2003 23.86
2004 23.76
2005 23.48
2006 23.29
2007 23.83
2008 22.55
2009 23.15
2010 24.22
2011 25.45
2012 26.19
2013 27.01
2014 26.20
2015 26.03
2016 28.15
2017 28.35
2018 28.20
2019 28.18

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

Employment in industry (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Saudi Arabia was 24.80 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 25.93 in 1992, while its lowest value was 19.77 in 2008.

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 25.57
1992 25.93
1993 25.47
1994 24.89
1995 24.07
1996 23.26
1997 22.30
1998 21.62
1999 20.97
2000 19.86
2001 21.02
2002 20.95
2003 20.92
2004 20.79
2005 20.49
2006 20.24
2007 20.84
2008 19.77
2009 20.43
2010 21.29
2011 22.28
2012 22.98
2013 23.76
2014 23.03
2015 22.73
2016 24.49
2017 24.73
2018 24.79
2019 24.80

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Economic activity