Zambia - Employment in services

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

Employment in services, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Zambia was 41.04 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 41.04 in 2019, while its lowest value was 17.37 in 2005.

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 17.59
1992 17.84
1993 18.20
1994 18.37
1995 18.62
1996 18.88
1997 19.16
1998 19.34
1999 19.12
2000 18.86
2001 18.57
2002 18.25
2003 17.96
2004 17.67
2005 17.37
2006 17.45
2007 17.59
2008 17.74
2009 20.77
2010 24.31
2011 28.33
2012 32.90
2013 34.66
2014 36.04
2015 37.31
2016 38.45
2017 39.33
2018 40.23
2019 41.04

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

Employment in services, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Zambia was 38.74 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 38.74 in 2019, while its lowest value was 23.55 in 2005.

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 25.49
1992 25.52
1993 25.90
1994 25.76
1995 25.91
1996 26.22
1997 26.41
1998 26.27
1999 25.80
2000 25.33
2001 24.92
2002 24.45
2003 24.15
2004 23.88
2005 23.55
2006 23.75
2007 23.92
2008 24.03
2009 26.58
2010 29.37
2011 31.93
2012 34.76
2013 35.69
2014 36.41
2015 36.97
2016 37.50
2017 37.94
2018 38.43
2019 38.74

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

Employment in services (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Zambia was 39.83 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 39.83 in 2019, while its lowest value was 20.60 in 2005.

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 21.94
1992 22.02
1993 22.33
1994 22.30
1995 22.50
1996 22.78
1997 22.99
1998 22.98
1999 22.61
2000 22.22
2001 21.87
2002 21.48
2003 21.19
2004 20.91
2005 20.60
2006 20.75
2007 20.90
2008 21.03
2009 23.81
2010 26.96
2011 30.21
2012 33.87
2013 35.20
2014 36.24
2015 37.13
2016 37.95
2017 38.60
2018 39.29
2019 39.83

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Economic activity