Pocket Book of Labour Statistics 2007
8 INTERNATIONAL COMPARISON
Table 8.1
Employment in Selected Major Groups of Industries in different Countries
(Paid employment by economic activity)
(‘000)
|
|
Mining & Quarrying |
|
|
Country |
2005 |
2006 |
Africa |
|
|
|
Mauritius |
0.182 |
.. |
America |
|
|
|
Canada |
163.479 |
182.564 |
United States |
560.7 |
.. |
Asia |
|
|
|
India |
1093 |
.. |
|
Japan |
30 |
30 |
Sri Lanka |
.. |
.. |
Europe |
|
|
|
France |
40.7 |
.. |
|
Germany |
119^ |
114 |
|
Italy |
36 |
38 |
|
Slovakia |
9 |
8 |
|
United Kingdom |
57 |
.. |
Oceania |
|
|
|
Australia |
90.3 |
101.3 |
|
New Zealand |
3.8 |
4.6 |
|
Country |
Manufacturing |
Transport Storage & Communication |
||
|
|
2005 |
2006 |
2005 |
2006 |
Africa |
|
|
|
|
|
Mauritius |
92.620 |
.. |
18.050 |
.. |
America |
|
|
|
|
|
Canada |
1932.909 |
1913.113 |
822.939 |
842.261 |
United States |
15155.9 |
.. |
6232.6 |
.. |
Asia |
|
|
|
|
|
India |
5619 |
.. |
2837 |
.. |
|
Japan |
10850 |
11100 |
3650 |
3770 |
Sri Lanka |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
Europe |
|
|
|
|
|
France |
3908.0 |
.. |
1533.3 |
.. |
|
Germany |
7613^ |
7742 |
1794^ |
1898 |
|
Italy |
4086 |
4075 |
1040 |
1015 |
|
Slovakia |
364 |
372 |
98 |
98 |
|
United Kingdom |
3131 |
.. |
1582 |
.. |
Oceania |
|
|
|
|
|
Australia |
993.8 |
983.4 |
554.8 |
569.6 |
|
New Zealand |
249.4 |
246.1 |
103.7 |
100.2 |
Source : ILO website(www.ilo.org)
^ Methodology revised