Zambia - Employers

Employers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate)

Employers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Zambia was 0.210 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 0.680 in 2005, while its lowest value was 0.120 in 1991.

Definition: Employers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

See also:

Year Value
1991 0.120
1992 0.120
1993 0.130
1994 0.140
1995 0.140
1996 0.140
1997 0.150
1998 0.160
1999 0.180
2000 0.200
2001 0.260
2002 0.330
2003 0.420
2004 0.530
2005 0.680
2006 0.470
2007 0.320
2008 0.220
2009 0.210
2010 0.220
2011 0.220
2012 0.220
2013 0.210
2014 0.210
2015 0.210
2016 0.210
2017 0.220
2018 0.220
2019 0.210

Employers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate)

Employers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Zambia was 0.25 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 1.31 in 2005, while its lowest value was 0.25 in 2019.

Definition: Employers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

See also:

Year Value
1991 0.31
1992 0.32
1993 0.36
1994 0.38
1995 0.38
1996 0.40
1997 0.42
1998 0.46
1999 0.52
2000 0.59
2001 0.70
2002 0.84
2003 0.98
2004 1.13
2005 1.31
2006 0.87
2007 0.58
2008 0.39
2009 0.37
2010 0.38
2011 0.35
2012 0.34
2013 0.32
2014 0.30
2015 0.29
2016 0.28
2017 0.28
2018 0.29
2019 0.25

Employers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate)

Employers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Zambia was 0.23 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 1.01 in 2005, while its lowest value was 0.22 in 1991.

Definition: Employers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

See also:

Year Value
1991 0.22
1992 0.23
1993 0.26
1994 0.26
1995 0.27
1996 0.28
1997 0.29
1998 0.32
1999 0.35
2000 0.40
2001 0.49
2002 0.59
2003 0.72
2004 0.84
2005 1.01
2006 0.68
2007 0.46
2008 0.31
2009 0.29
2010 0.31
2011 0.29
2012 0.28
2013 0.27
2014 0.26
2015 0.25
2016 0.25
2017 0.25
2018 0.25
2019 0.23

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Economic activity