South Africa - Employment in industry

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

Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in South Africa was 11.99 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 16.52 in 1991, while its lowest value was 11.62 in 2018.

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 16.52
1992 16.40
1993 16.23
1994 16.08
1995 15.93
1996 15.73
1997 15.57
1998 15.41
1999 15.17
2000 14.96
2001 14.71
2002 14.31
2003 14.15
2004 13.92
2005 13.61
2006 13.27
2007 13.09
2008 13.10
2009 13.10
2010 13.01
2011 12.94
2012 12.25
2013 12.40
2014 12.03
2015 11.73
2016 11.91
2017 12.21
2018 11.62
2019 11.99

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

Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in South Africa was 30.44 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 34.99 in 2008, while its lowest value was 30.44 in 2019.

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 34.95
1992 34.90
1993 34.78
1994 34.70
1995 34.70
1996 34.62
1997 34.64
1998 34.70
1999 34.69
2000 34.79
2001 34.66
2002 34.17
2003 34.35
2004 34.42
2005 34.34
2006 34.26
2007 34.43
2008 34.99
2009 34.32
2010 32.78
2011 32.55
2012 31.81
2013 32.06
2014 32.15
2015 33.10
2016 32.05
2017 32.01
2018 32.16
2019 30.44

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

Employment in industry (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in South Africa was 22.31 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 28.55 in 1991, while its lowest value was 22.31 in 2019.

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 28.55
1992 28.40
1993 28.24
1994 28.09
1995 27.94
1996 27.76
1997 27.62
1998 27.49
1999 27.33
2000 27.25
2001 26.99
2002 26.77
2003 26.60
2004 26.42
2005 26.25
2006 26.04
2007 25.89
2008 25.77
2009 25.25
2010 24.40
2011 24.17
2012 23.44
2013 23.51
2014 23.42
2015 23.83
2016 23.33
2017 23.34
2018 23.13
2019 22.31

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Economic activity