West Bank and Gaza - Employment in industry

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

Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in West Bank and Gaza was 7.72 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 12.70 in 1994, while its lowest value was 7.72 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 12.44
1992 12.49
1993 12.50
1994 12.70
1995 12.64
1996 12.31
1997 12.37
1998 12.43
1999 12.21
2000 11.44
2001 10.42
2002 8.48
2003 7.86
2004 8.35
2005 8.55
2006 8.96
2007 9.89
2008 9.21
2009 8.46
2010 7.85
2011 8.35
2012 8.85
2013 10.23
2014 10.56
2015 11.64
2016 11.79
2017 11.84
2018 9.62
2019 7.72

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

Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in West Bank and Gaza was 34.60 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 42.98 in 1999, while its lowest value was 26.38 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 36.59
1992 37.68
1993 38.32
1994 39.91
1995 39.94
1996 39.11
1997 40.01
1998 41.44
1999 42.98
2000 38.31
2001 31.53
2002 26.73
2003 29.32
2004 28.01
2005 29.61
2006 26.98
2007 27.11
2008 26.38
2009 26.90
2010 28.18
2011 29.63
2012 30.44
2013 31.65
2014 31.80
2015 32.24
2016 33.71
2017 34.25
2018 35.34
2019 34.60

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

Employment in industry (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in West Bank and Gaza was 30.37 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 38.06 in 1999, while its lowest value was 23.08 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 33.09
1992 34.03
1993 34.56
1994 35.93
1995 35.90
1996 35.19
1997 35.84
1998 36.90
1999 38.06
2000 34.12
2001 28.28
2002 23.71
2003 25.58
2004 24.42
2005 26.07
2006 23.68
2007 23.76
2008 23.08
2009 23.53
2010 24.68
2011 25.93
2012 26.70
2013 28.07
2014 28.02
2015 28.73
2016 30.23
2017 30.86
2018 31.31
2019 30.37

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Economic activity