Service employment in percent of total employment, ILO

Quick info
Data type	Numeric
Scale	Metric
Value labels	Not applicable
Technical name	econnat_economics_servempl_perctot_ilo
Category	Economic and financial factors
Label	Service employment in percent of total employment
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This indicator captures employment in the service sector in percent of total employment.

Coding rules

• For detailed information and coding rules see https://databank.worldbank.org/reports.aspx?source=2&type=metadata&series=SL.SRV.EMPL.ZS.

Bibliographic info

Citation: World Bank. 2026. "Employment in services (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate)." World Bank Open Data. https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SL.SRV.EMPL.ZS.

Related publications:

Misc

Project manager(s): Nils Düpont, Carmen Cordes, Marius Bode (INF)

Data release:

• Version 0.001: Initial release
• Version 0.002: Update based on WB data published 2025.04.15

Revisions: Update based on WB data published 2025.04.15

Sources

• World Bank. 2026. "Employment in services (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate)." DataBank. World Development Indicators. https://databank.worldbank.org/reports.aspx?source=2&type=metadata&series=SL.SRV.EMPL.ZS.