South Sudan - Employment in services

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

Employment in services, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in South Sudan was 18.16 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 18.16 in 2019, while its lowest value was 11.53 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 11.53
1992 11.64
1993 11.79
1994 11.95
1995 12.06
1996 12.17
1997 12.23
1998 12.35
1999 12.50
2000 12.63
2001 12.79
2002 12.97
2003 13.14
2004 13.36
2005 13.53
2006 13.65
2007 13.77
2008 13.94
2009 14.26
2010 14.58
2011 14.76
2012 15.14
2013 15.53
2014 15.77
2015 16.16
2016 16.73
2017 17.16
2018 17.71
2019 18.16

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

Employment in services, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in South Sudan was 28.04 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 28.04 in 2019, while its lowest value was 23.57 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 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 24.66
1992 24.69
1993 24.77
1994 24.89
1995 24.88
1996 24.86
1997 24.67
1998 24.67
1999 24.72
2000 24.64
2001 24.56
2002 24.49
2003 24.35
2004 24.42
2005 24.28
2006 24.02
2007 23.70
2008 23.57
2009 23.78
2010 24.00
2011 24.03
2012 24.47
2013 24.26
2014 24.34
2015 25.29
2016 26.37
2017 27.08
2018 27.70
2019 28.04

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

Employment in services (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in South Sudan was 23.23 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 23.23 in 2019, while its lowest value was 18.38 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 18.38
1992 18.45
1993 18.56
1994 18.70
1995 18.76
1996 18.80
1997 18.74
1998 18.81
1999 18.91
2000 18.93
2001 18.97
2002 19.02
2003 19.02
2004 19.15
2005 19.15
2006 19.07
2007 18.95
2008 18.96
2009 19.23
2010 19.49
2011 19.58
2012 19.99
2013 20.06
2014 20.20
2015 20.88
2016 21.70
2017 22.27
2018 22.83
2019 23.23

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Economic activity