The employment level in services as a share of total employment in Nigeria saw no significant changes in 2022 in comparison to the previous year 2021 and remained at around 47.45 percent. Nevertheless, this was the first time during the observed period that the share increased in Nigeria. These figures refer to the share of the overall labor force working in service industries such as retail, hospitality, transport, IT, or communications.
Employment in the services sector as a share of total employment in Nigeria from 2013 to 2022
The source adds the following information: '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 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. (October 24, 2024). Employment in the services sector as a share of total employment in Nigeria from 2013 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1288846/services-sector-share-in-employment-in-nigeria/
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World Bank. (2024). Employment in the services sector as a share of total employment in Nigeria from 2013 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1288846/services-sector-share-in-employment-in-nigeria/
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Employment in the services sector as a share of total employment in Nigeria from 2013 to 2022 [Graph], World Bank, October 24, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1288846/services-sector-share-in-employment-in-nigeria/
