South Asia - 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 Asia was 17.05 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 17.05 in 2019, while its lowest value was 11.21 in 1992.

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 11.38
1992 11.21
1993 11.22
1994 11.35
1995 11.39
1996 11.33
1997 11.32
1998 11.34
1999 11.42
2000 11.51
2001 11.78
2002 12.07
2003 12.50
2004 12.97
2005 13.39
2006 13.73
2007 13.85
2008 14.02
2009 14.40
2010 14.67
2011 15.83
2012 17.00
2013 16.78
2014 16.83
2015 16.89
2016 16.77
2017 16.90
2018 16.89
2019 17.05

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

Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in South Asia was 26.46 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 26.46 in 2019, while its lowest value was 16.52 in 1993.

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 16.69
1992 16.58
1993 16.52
1994 16.55
1995 16.73
1996 16.85
1997 16.94
1998 17.09
1999 17.43
2000 17.61
2001 17.91
2002 18.19
2003 18.76
2004 19.48
2005 20.01
2006 20.64
2007 21.38
2008 21.62
2009 22.36
2010 23.11
2011 24.06
2012 25.03
2013 25.24
2014 25.36
2015 25.64
2016 25.85
2017 26.07
2018 26.29
2019 26.46

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

Employment in industry (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in South Asia was 24.37 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 24.37 in 2019, while its lowest value was 15.23 in 1993.

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 15.40
1992 15.27
1993 15.23
1994 15.27
1995 15.41
1996 15.49
1997 15.54
1998 15.66
1999 15.93
2000 16.08
2001 16.37
2002 16.64
2003 17.17
2004 17.81
2005 18.30
2006 18.89
2007 19.51
2008 19.76
2009 20.44
2010 21.11
2011 22.16
2012 23.22
2013 23.34
2014 23.45
2015 23.68
2016 23.83
2017 24.01
2018 24.19
2019 24.37

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Economic activity