Employment in industry (% of total employment) - Economic activity - Labor & Social Protection - World Development Indicators
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Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Industry corresponds to divisions 2-5 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories C-F (ISIC revision 3) and includes mining and quarrying (including oil production), manufacturing, construction, and public utilities (electricity, gas, and water).
| Employment in industry (% of total employment) - Economic activity - Labor & Social Protection - World Development Indicators (Most Recent Data) |
Rank | Country | Value |
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| 1 | American Samoa (1990) | 44.4 |
| 2 |  Peru (2007) | 42.1 |
| 3 | Qatar (2006) | 41.6 |
| 4 | Czech Republic (2008) | 40.5 |
| 5 | United Arab Emirates (2005) | 39.8 |
| 6 | Slovakia (2008) | 39.5 |
| 7 | San Marino (2007) | 37.7 |
| 8 | Estonia (2008) | 35.5 |
| 9 | Bulgaria (2007) | 35.5 |
| 10 | Slovenia (2007) | 34.2 |
| 11 | Tunisia (1989) | 33.6 |
| 12 | Mauritius (2007) | 32.3 |
| 13 | Hungary (2008) | 32.1 |
| 14 | Iran (2007) | 32 |
| 15 | Romania (2008) | 31.4 |
| 16 | Macedonia (2007) | 31.3 |
| 17 | Trinidad and Tobago (2005) | 31 |
| 18 | Poland (2007) | 30.7 |
| 19 | Tonga (2003) | 30.6 |
| 20 | Croatia (2007) | 30.6 |
| 21 | Lithuania (2008) | 30.2 |
| 22 | Libya (1986) | 30 |
| 23 | Italy (2008) | 29.7 |
| 24 | Germany (2008) | 29.7 |
| 25 | Portugal (2008) | 29.3 |
| 26 | Russia (2007) | 29.2 |
| 27 | Latvia (2008) | 28.6 |
| 28 | Malaysia (2007) | 28.5 |
| 29 | Bahrain (2001) | 28 |
| 30 | Japan (2007) | 27.9 |
| 31 | Spain (2008) | 27.8 |
| 32 | Europe & Central Asia (2007) | 27.56 |
| 33 | Euro area (2008) | 26.83 |
| 34 | Sri Lanka (2007) | 26.6 |
| 35 | Serbia (2008) | 26.19 |
| 36 | Algeria (2004) | 26 |
| 37 | South Africa (2007) | 26 |
| 38 | Austria (2008) | 26 |
| 39 | Mexico (2007) | 25.9 |
| 40 | North Korea (2007) | 25.9 |
| 41 | South Korea (2007) | 25.9 |
| 42 | Ireland (2008) | 25.7 |
| 43 | Turkey (2008) | 25.7 |
| 44 | Upper middle income (2006) | 25.67 |
| 45 | Syria (2003) | 25.6 |
| 46 | Finland (2008) | 25.4 |
| 47 | Malta (2008) | 25.1 |
| 48 | Belgium (2008) | 24.7 |
| 49 | High income: nonOECD (2000) | 24.6 |
| 50 | High income: OECD (2007) | 24.53 |
| 51 | Guyana (2002) | 24.5 |
| 52 | High income (2007) | 24.39 |
| 53 | Maldives (2006) | 24.3 |
| 54 | St. Kitts and Nevis (1984) | 24.3 |
| 55 | Grenada (1998) | 23.9 |
| 56 | Ukraine (2007) | 23.9 |
| 57 | West Bank and Gaza (2007) | 23.8 |
| 58 | Switzerland (2007) | 23.8 |
| 59 | Argentina (2006) | 23.7 |
| 60 | Latin America & Caribbean (2006) | 23.47 |
| 61 | New Caledonia (1996) | 23.4 |
| 62 | Chile (2007) | 23.4 |
| 63 | Venezuela (2007) | 23.3 |
| 64 | France (2008) | 23.1 |
| 65 | Suriname (2004) | 23 |
| 66 | El Salvador (2006) | 23 |
| 67 | Guatemala (2006) | 22.8 |
| 68 | Singapore (2007) | 22.6 |
| 69 | Denmark (2008) | 22.6 |
| 70 | Cyprus (2008) | 22.3 |
| 71 | Costa Rica (2007) | 22.2 |
| 72 | Faroe Islands (2005) | 22.2 |
| 73 | Ethiopia (2006) | 22.1 |
| 74 | Egypt (2006) | 22 |
| 75 | Israel (2007) | 21.9 |
| 76 | New Zealand (2007) | 21.9 |
| 77 | Dominican Republic (2007) | 21.9 |
| 78 | Ecuador (2006) | 21.8 |
| 79 | Jordan (2003) | 21.8 |
| 80 | Uruguay (2007) | 21.7 |
| 81 | Canada (2007) | 21.6 |
| 82 | Sweden (2007) | 21.6 |
| 83 | United Kingdom (2008) | 21.4 |
| 84 | Brunei Darussalam (2001) | 21.4 |
| 85 | Brazil (2006) | 21.4 |
| 86 | Australia (2007) | 21.2 |
| 87 | Macau (2007) | 21.2 |
| 88 | Norway (2008) | 21.1 |
| 89 | Pakistan (2007) | 21 |
| 90 | Honduras (2005) | 20.9 |
| 91 | Thailand (2007) | 20.7 |
| 92 | Angola (1992) | 20.6 |
| 93 | Iceland (2007) | 20.6 |
| 94 | United States (2007) | 20.6 |
| 95 | Morocco (2006) | 20.3 |
| 96 | Saudi Arabia (2007) | 19.8 |
| 97 | Dominica (2001) | 19.8 |
| 98 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines (2001) | 19.6 |
| 99 | Colombia (2007) | 19.6 |
| 100 | Middle income (2001) | 19.6 |
| 101 | Cayman Islands (2007) | 19.5 |
| 102 | Kyrgyzstan (2006) | 19.4 |
| 103 | Uzbekistan (1999) | 19.4 |
| 104 | Panama (2007) | 19.3 |
| 105 | Nicaragua (2006) | 19.3 |
| 106 | Sao Tome and Principe (2000) | 19.2 |
| 107 | Puerto Rico (2007) | 19.2 |
| 108 | Montenegro (2005) | 19.2 |
| 109 | Marshall Islands (1999) | 18.8 |
| 110 | Indonesia (2007) | 18.8 |
| 111 | Bolivia (2002) | 18.8 |
| 112 | Moldova (2007) | 18.7 |
| 113 | Kiribati (2003) | 18.3 |
| 114 | Netherlands (2008) | 18.2 |
| 115 | Paraguay (2007) | 18.1 |
| 116 | Cuba (2007) | 18 |
| 117 | Tajikistan (2004) | 17.9 |
| 118 | French Polynesia (2002) | 17.9 |
| 119 | Belize (2005) | 17.9 |
| 120 | Bahamas (2007) | 17.9 |
| 121 | East Asia & Pacific (2002) | 17.84 |
| 122 | Iraq (2004) | 17.8 |
| 123 | China (2002) | 17.7 |
| 124 | Jamaica (2006) | 17.7 |
| 125 | Kazakhstan (2004) | 17.4 |
| 126 | Vietnam (2004) | 17.4 |
| 127 | Barbados (2004) | 17.3 |
| 128 | Bhutan (2005) | 17.2 |
| 129 | Mali (2004) | 16.5 |
| 130 | Greece (2008) | 16.4 |
| 131 | Aruba (1997) | 16.3 |
| 132 | St. Lucia (2004) | 16.1 |
| 133 | Netherlands Antilles (2007) | 16 |
| 134 | Armenia (2006) | 15.6 |
| 135 | Northern Mariana Islands (1995) | 15.5 |
| 136 | Botswana (2005) | 15.2 |
| 137 | Mongolia (2008) | 15.2 |
| 138 | Philippines (2007) | 15.1 |
| 139 | Luxembourg (2008) | 14.9 |
| 140 | Isle of Man (2006) | 14.8 |
| 141 | Namibia (2004) | 14.8 |
| 142 | Senegal (2006) | 14.8 |
| 143 | Bermuda (2000) | 14.8 |
| 144 | Antigua and Barbuda (2001) | 14.6 |
| 145 | Bangladesh (2005) | 14.5 |
| 146 | Hong Kong (2007) | 14.2 |
| 147 | Ghana (1999) | 14 |
| 148 | Albania (2006) | 13.5 |
| 149 | Nepal (2001) | 13.4 |
| 150 | Azerbaijan (2007) | 12.8 |
| 151 | Burma (1998) | 12 |
| 152 | Zimbabwe (1999) | 11.8 |
| 153 | Gabon (1993) | 11.5 |
| 154 | Oman (2000) | 11.2 |
| 155 | Yemen (1999) | 11.1 |
| 156 | Haiti (1999) | 10.8 |
| 157 | Georgia (2007) | 10.4 |
| 158 | Lesotho (1999) | 9.3 |
| 159 | Cameroon (2001) | 9.1 |
| 160 | Uganda (2003) | 7.8 |
| 161 | Sierra Leone (2004) | 6.5 |
| 162 | Nigeria (1986) | 6.4 |
| 163 | Gambia (1993) | 6.1 |
| 164 | Guinea (1994) | 5.9 |
| 165 | Zambia (2000) | 5.8 |
| 166 | Tanzania (2006) | 5 |
| 167 | Equatorial Guinea (1983) | 4.8 |
| 168 | Papua New Guinea (2000) | 3.6 |
| 169 | Laos (1995) | 3.5 |
| 170 | Cambodia (2004) | 3.5 |
| 171 | Madagascar (2005) | 3.4 |
| 172 | Burkina Faso (1994) | 3.3 |
| 173 | Rwanda (1989) | 2.9 |
| 174 | Chad (1993) | 2.1 |
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