Employment in services (% of total employment) in Other small states
Other small states: Employment in services (% of total employment) was 68.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment in services (% of total employment) in Other small states, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for employment in services (% of total employment) in Other small states is 68.7%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in services (% of total employment) in Other small states peaked at 68.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 49.9%, in 1991.
Other small states ranks 9th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employment in services (% of total employment) in Other small states, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 49.9% | — |
| 1992 | 51.1% | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 52.7% | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 53.6% | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 54.5% | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 55.1% | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 55.5% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 55.9% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 56.9% | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 57.5% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 58.0% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 58.7% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 58.9% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 59.1% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 59.5% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 60.2% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 60.6% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 60.9% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 62.2% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 62.9% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 62.6% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 63.4% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 64.3% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 64.7% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 64.8% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 65.2% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 66.0% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 66.6% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 66.6% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 66.4% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 67.2% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 67.8% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 68.2% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 68.5% | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 68.7% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 53.9% | 49.9% | 56.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 59.6% | 57.5% | 62.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.7% | 62.6% | 66.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.8% | 66.4% | 68.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Other small states
- 6 Channel Islands 85.3% compare
- 7 Netherlands 84.5% compare
- 8 Bahamas 84.4% compare
- 9 Puerto Rico 84.1% compare
- 10 Israel 84.1% compare
- 11 French Polynesia 83.7% compare
- 12 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 83.2% compare
More work & labour data for Other small states
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 31.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 66.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 59.1% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 78.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 36.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 58.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 51.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 65.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 72.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 34.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in services (% of total employment) in Other small states?
- Employment in services (% of total employment) in Other small states was 68.7% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment in services (% of total employment) recorded in Other small states?
- The highest recorded value was 68.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment in services (% of total employment) recorded in Other small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.9% in 1991.
- How does Other small states rank for employment in services (% of total employment)?
- Other small states ranks 9th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is employment in services (% of total employment) rising or falling in Other small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Other small states data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employment in services (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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, in accordance with divisions 6-9 (ISIC 2) or categories G-Q (ISIC 3) or categories G-U (ISIC 4).