West Bank and Gaza - Employment in services

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

Employment in services, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in West Bank and Gaza was 85.60 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 85.60 in 2019, while its lowest value was 50.51 in 1994.

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 50.77
1992 50.57
1993 50.68
1994 50.51
1995 50.83
1996 51.66
1997 52.12
1998 52.13
1999 52.48
2000 53.91
2001 62.94
2002 61.07
2003 57.93
2004 57.60
2005 58.56
2006 55.96
2007 53.40
2008 63.96
2009 67.53
2010 70.82
2011 69.05
2012 67.41
2013 68.81
2014 68.48
2015 75.29
2016 79.24
2017 80.52
2018 83.57
2019 85.60

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

Employment in services, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in West Bank and Gaza was 59.48 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 63.46 in 2008, while its lowest value was 47.44 in 1999.

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 51.51
1992 50.72
1993 50.27
1994 49.11
1995 49.16
1996 49.86
1997 49.46
1998 48.52
1999 47.44
2000 51.43
2001 58.85
2002 60.87
2003 58.24
2004 59.59
2005 58.97
2006 60.40
2007 61.82
2008 63.46
2009 63.05
2010 61.99
2011 61.07
2012 60.65
2013 59.89
2014 60.09
2015 60.01
2016 59.23
2017 59.21
2018 58.43
2019 59.48

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

Employment in services (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in West Bank and Gaza was 63.59 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 63.86 in 2009, while its lowest value was 48.24 in 1999.

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 51.41
1992 50.70
1993 50.33
1994 49.32
1995 49.41
1996 50.12
1997 49.86
1998 49.08
1999 48.24
2000 51.82
2001 59.48
2002 60.90
2003 58.18
2004 59.23
2005 58.90
2006 59.58
2007 60.18
2008 63.55
2009 63.86
2010 63.51
2011 62.46
2012 61.82
2013 61.38
2014 61.58
2015 62.61
2016 62.41
2017 62.43
2018 62.37
2019 63.59

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Economic activity