Employment in services (% of total employment) 1991 - 2019

Description	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 services sector consists of wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services.
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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 services sector consists of wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services.

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Source: International Labour Office

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	United States
1991	72.11
1992	72.26
1993	72.40
1994	72.50
1995	72.68
1996	72.89
1997	73.11
1998	73.36
1999	73.63
2000	73.94
2001	74.74
2002	75.70
2003	76.05
2004	76.15
2005	76.33
2006	76.26
2007	76.57
2008	77.20
2009	78.65
2010	78.94
2011	78.84
2012	78.88
2013	78.73
2014	78.67
2015	78.70
2016	78.79
2017	78.85
2018	78.76
2019	78.74

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Employment in services (% of total employment) 1991 - 2019

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