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DATA IDENTIFICATION


Name
Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment.
Indicator purpose

Share of manufacturing employment in total employment.

Abstract

This indicator measures the contribution of manufacturing to total employment. Employment comprises all persons of working age, who during a specified brief period, such as one week or one day, were in either paid employment or self-employed. Manufacturing employment as a percentage of total employment measures the ability of the manufacturing sector to absorb surplus labour forces from agricultural and other traditional sectors towards production labour with higher wages, when monitored over time.

Data source

Statistical Institute of Belize (SIB)

DATA CHARACTERISTICS



Contact organization person

Statistical Institute of Belize (SIB)

Date last updated
07-OCT-2019
Periodicity

Annual

Unit of measure

Percentage (%)

Other characteristics

Manufacturing employment as a percentage of total employment is measured using the labour force survey. It measures the level of contribution that the manufacturing sector provides to total employment. Sectoral economic activity is useful in identifying shifts in employment and stages of development. In developing countries, the shift towards the manufacturing sector is favourable but in developed countries more capital-intensive industries is promoted.

DATA CONCEPTS and CLASSIFICATIONS



Classification used

Employment comprises all persons of working age who during a short reference period (one week), were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit. The working-age population is usually defined as all persons aged 14 and above. No distinction is made between persons employed full time and those working less than full time. Manufacturing sector is defined according to the International Standard Industrial Classification of all Economic Activities (ISIC) revision 4 (2008, the latest) or revision 3 (1990). It refers to industries belonging to sector C in revision 4 or sector D in revision 3.

Disaggregation

is by sex and occupation.

Key statistical concepts

This indicator is calculated using the following formula:

Manufacturing employment as a percentage of total employment= (Total employment in manufacturing activities/Total employment in all economic activities) ∗ 100.

Formula
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OTHER ASPECTS



Recommended uses

The indicator is used by policy makers as a guide to design skills and training programs where labour supply can complement demand.

Limitations

The characteristics of the data source impact the international comparability of the data, especially in cases where the coverage of the source is less than comprehensive (either in terms of country territory or economic activities). In the absence of a labour force survey (the preferred source of data for this indicator), some countries may use an establishment survey to derive this indicator, but these usually have a minimum establishment size cut-off point and small units which are not officially registered (whether in manufacturing or not) would thus not be included in the survey. Consequently, employment data may be underestimated. Discrepancies can also be caused by differences in the definition of employment or the working–age population.

Other comments

The Statistical Institute of Belize collects this indicator through its labour force survey which is carried out April and September of each year.

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