Employment in agriculture
Employment in agriculture
https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SL.AGR.EMPL.ZS
| Title | Employment in agriculture |
| Unit of measure | Percentage of total employment |
| Source data | World Bank |
| Original data source | International Labour Organization (ILO): modelled estimates database (ILOSTAT) |
| Statistical concepts and definition | ILO utilizes the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC) for categorizing economic activities into revisions 2 (1968), 3 (1990), and 4 (2008). This system classifies workers based on their industry of employment rather than job function, leading to all employees within an enterprise being categorized under the same industry. Discrepancies in total percentages may occur due to some workers not being classified by economic activity. The ILO’s estimates database comprises both reported data and imputations for missing information, aimed at capturing regional and global trends with uniform country representation. Data primarily comes from labour force surveys, though variations in methodology and coverage necessitate careful analysis, especially with limited national data. Imputed data, used for filling gaps and forecasting, should be treated with caution for country-specific analysis due to high uncertainty and inadvisability for direct comparisons or rankings. |
| Relevance | Sectoral shifts in employment offer insights into economic development stages, typically moving from agriculture to industry and services, alongside urban migration. This indicator’s sex-disaggregated data also sheds light on gender employment segregation by sector. |
| Time coverage | Annual |
| Sector coverage | Economic |
| Data compilation | Differences in defining employment status across countries, including armed forces inclusion, self-employed, and unpaid family workers, impact data comparability. For example, including armed forces in the service sector can inflate its size, while establishment surveys might underreport agricultural employment by excluding self-employed and unpaid family workers. Data focusing solely on urban areas may also underrepresent agricultural work. Additionally, variations in the age group and geographic coverage can occur across or within countries over time. |
| Relationship* | 1 |
* This field expresses the impact on vulnerability. The minus sign indicates that it has a vulnerability-decreasing impact (positive impact on resilience), and the plus sign indicates a vulnerability-increasing impact.