Employment in the service and market sales occupation group, aged in El Salvador

El Salvador: Employment in the service and market sales occupation group, aged was 0.3% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
0.3%
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
4th
of 88 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 2016
All-time low
0.1%
in 1991
Years of data
18
1991–2017

Employment in the service and market sales occupation group, aged in El Salvador, 1991–2017

00.10.20.31991200420171991: 0.114 % of total employed population in working age1995: 0.163 % of total employed population in working age1998: 0.162 % of total employed population in working age1999: 0.153 % of total employed population in working age2000: 0.155 % of total employed population in working age2001: 0.163 % of total employed population in working age2002: 0.173 % of total employed population in working age2003: 0.181 % of total employed population in working age2004: 0.179 % of total employed population in working age2006: 0.188 % of total employed population in working age2007: 0.187 % of total employed population in working age2008: 0.182 % of total employed population in working age2009: 0.198 % of total employed population in working age2012: 0.205 % of total employed population in working age2014: 0.259 % of total employed population in working age2015: 0.277 % of total employed population in working age2016: 0.289 % of total employed population in working age2017: 0.285 % of total employed population in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of total employed population in working age.

Analysis

El Salvador recorded 0.3% for employment in the service and market sales occupation group, aged in 2017.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 52.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employment in the service and market sales occupation group, aged in El Salvador peaked at 0.3% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1991.

That places El Salvador 4th out of 88 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.

Employment in the service and market sales occupation group, aged in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Employment in the service and market sales occupation group, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age) in El Salvador, 1991 to 2017.
Year % of total employed population in working age Change
1991 0.1%
1995 0.2% +43.6%
1998 0.2% -0.9%
1999 0.2% -5.7%
2000 0.2% +1.4%
2001 0.2% +5.1%
2002 0.2% +6.4%
2003 0.2% +4.4%
2004 0.2% -0.8%
2006 0.2% +4.6%
2007 0.2% -0.3%
2008 0.2% -2.6%
2009 0.2% +8.6%
2012 0.2% +3.8%
2014 0.3% +26.3%
2015 0.3% +6.8%
2016 0.3% +4.5%
2017 0.3% -1.3%

El Salvador compared with similar countries

  • El Salvador's 0.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2%, 1.6× the median. (27 countries reporting)
  • El Salvador's 0.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2%, 1.5× the median. (21 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Employment in the service and market sales occupation group, aged in El Salvador changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1995 +43.6% 0.1% 0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 4
2000s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 9
2010s 0.3% 0.2% 0.3% 5

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 1 Argentina 0.4% compare
  2. 2 Ghana 0.4% compare
  3. 3 Gambia 0.3% compare
  4. 5 Jordan 0.3% compare
  5. 6 Greece 0.3% compare
  6. 7 Indonesia 0.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is employment in the service and market sales occupation group, aged in El Salvador?
Employment in the service and market sales occupation group, aged in El Salvador was 0.3% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest employment in the service and market sales occupation group, aged recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2016.
What is the lowest employment in the service and market sales occupation group, aged recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1991.
How does El Salvador rank for employment in the service and market sales occupation group, aged?
El Salvador ranks 4th out of 88 countries with data for 2017.
Is employment in the service and market sales occupation group, aged rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is up 52.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this El Salvador data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Employment in the service and market sales occupation group, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Employment in the service and market sales occupation group, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age)
Unit
% of total employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
88 places, 1,201 data points, 1970–2021
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