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Statistics on sectoral employment

Sectoral employment statistics describe employment by economic activity. This page presents data organised according to the sector groupings used by the ILO’s Sectoral Policies Department (SECTOR), drawing on 2-digit ISIC Rev. 4 divisions.

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Where are the jobs?
May 12, 2018

This brief casts light on the trends in employment by sector and occupation, by focusing first on the broad sectors and occupations at the global level before moving on to analysing regional patterns.

Methods

The sectoral employment data presented on this page may use definitions that differ from others, such as those used by other international agencies, and may also differ from the definitions used for data in the Worker and Sector Profiles (PROFILES) database. Therefore, the following methodological information related to sectoral employment data may not necessarily be applicable.
Worker and sector profiles (PROFILES database)

Concise description of concepts and definitions, uses, sources and limitations of indicators in the Worker and Sector Profiles, including definitions for the groups of occupations and/or sectors recombined to create these profiles.

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Worker and sector profiles (PROFILES database)

Concise description of concepts and definitions, uses, sources and limitations of indicators in the Worker and Sector Profiles, including definitions for the groups of occupations and/or sectors recombined to create these profiles.

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