Employment in Ghana's industry sector represented 21.05 percent of all employment in the country in 2019, a slight increase in comparison to the previous year. However, compared to the previous years under study, the share of people employed in the sector increased considerably. Overall, industrial growth in Ghana is mostly spearheaded by the private sector.
Employment in the industry sector as a share of total employment in Ghana from 2009 to 2019
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The source defined employees as people 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 source adds the following information: "The industry sector 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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World Bank. (February 15, 2022). Employment in the industry sector as a share of total employment in Ghana from 2009 to 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1175767/employment-in-the-industry-sector-in-ghana/
World Bank. "Employment in the industry sector as a share of total employment in Ghana from 2009 to 2019." Chart. February 15, 2022. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1175767/employment-in-the-industry-sector-in-ghana/
World Bank. (2022). Employment in the industry sector as a share of total employment in Ghana from 2009 to 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1175767/employment-in-the-industry-sector-in-ghana/
World Bank. "Employment in The Industry Sector as a Share of Total Employment in Ghana from 2009 to 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Feb 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1175767/employment-in-the-industry-sector-in-ghana/
World Bank, Employment in the industry sector as a share of total employment in Ghana from 2009 to 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1175767/employment-in-the-industry-sector-in-ghana/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Employment in the industry sector as a share of total employment in Ghana from 2009 to 2019 [Graph], World Bank, February 15, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1175767/employment-in-the-industry-sector-in-ghana/
