United Arab Emirates - Employment in services

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

Employment in services, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in United Arab Emirates was 94.57 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 94.57 in 2019, while its lowest value was 85.56 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 85.56
1992 85.70
1993 85.86
1994 85.99
1995 86.16
1996 86.20
1997 86.15
1998 86.19
1999 86.27
2000 86.29
2001 87.23
2002 88.13
2003 88.91
2004 89.65
2005 90.38
2006 90.96
2007 91.55
2008 92.07
2009 92.55
2010 92.98
2011 93.30
2012 93.55
2013 93.72
2014 93.85
2015 93.93
2016 94.09
2017 94.31
2018 94.46
2019 94.57

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

Employment in services, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in United Arab Emirates was 58.27 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 58.27 in 2019, while its lowest value was 54.58 in 1997.

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 54.84
1992 54.83
1993 54.73
1994 54.79
1995 54.74
1996 54.67
1997 54.58
1998 54.69
1999 54.92
2000 54.99
2001 55.46
2002 55.98
2003 56.03
2004 56.16
2005 56.34
2006 56.09
2007 56.01
2008 56.18
2009 56.62
2010 57.20
2011 57.67
2012 57.81
2013 57.89
2014 57.63
2015 57.27
2016 57.32
2017 57.71
2018 57.79
2019 58.27

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

Employment in services (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in United Arab Emirates was 64.39 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 64.39 in 2019, while its lowest value was 58.20 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 58.20
1992 58.28
1993 58.29
1994 58.38
1995 58.37
1996 58.37
1997 58.31
1998 58.44
1999 58.66
2000 58.72
2001 59.30
2002 59.91
2003 60.05
2004 60.18
2005 60.27
2006 60.02
2007 59.88
2008 60.01
2009 60.46
2010 61.14
2011 61.80
2012 62.27
2013 62.75
2014 62.95
2015 63.00
2016 63.33
2017 63.77
2018 63.94
2019 64.39

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Economic activity