Employment indicators 2000–2021

FAO

Employment indicators 2000–2021

Year of publication 2022

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 11p.

Author FAO

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Booklet

Series title FAOSTAT Analytical Briefs

Series number No. 53

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Synopsis (short abstract) FAO updates the employment indicators each year, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) ILOSTAT database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. FAOSTAT disseminates 18 indicators on employment in agriculture and in rural areas. This brief analyzes data on the latest update for the period 2000-2021. According to the latest data the agricultural sector employed 866 million people worldwide in 2021, down from 1 billion in 2000. The lowest number of people employed in agriculture during the past 20 years was 856 million people in 2020, reflecting the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the labour markets.

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FAO. 2022. Employment indicators. 2000–2021. FAOSTAT Analytical Brief, No. 53. Rome.

Language English

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