Employment in industry | Kenya – yearly data, chart and table
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Consists of mining and quarrying, manufacturing, construction, and public utilities (electricity, gas, and water), in accordance with divisions 2-5 (ISIC 2) or categories C-F (ISIC 3) or categories B-F (ISIC 4).
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The employment in industry share of the economy of Kenya in 2023 amounted to 15.57 % of total employed. In 2022, the value was 15.44%. This is the first year of growth after a decline. Over the entire period of ILOSTAT data since 1991, this indicator has increased in 1.15 times. The lowest percent of employees in industry was recorded in 2003, when it was 12.58. The maximum was in 2023, when industry employment share in Kenya reached 15.57 % of total employment. 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.
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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.
