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Human resource implications of globalization and restructuring in commerce

Report for discussion at the Tripartite Meeting on
Human Resource Implications of Globalization and
Restructuring in Commerce

Part 3

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Copyright ® 1999 International Labour Organization (ILO)


Appendix 1

Total employment and employment in wholesale and
retail trade by sex
(selected countries and various years)
 


Country or territory

Year

Total employment


Employment in wholesale and retail trade1


Total
(thousands)

Women
(thousands)

Share of
women
in total

Total
(thousands)

Women
(thousands)

Share of
women
in total

As % of total employment


Total

Women


Developed (industrialized) countries

Australia

1990

7 836.6

3 253.4

41.5

1 943.8

921.8

47.4

24.8

28.3

1995

8 217.1

3 612.1

44.0

2 095.1

1 016.6

48.5

25.5

28.1

1997

8 394.1

3 631.7

43.3

2 125.8

1 003.5

47.2

25.3

27.6

Austria

1985

3 234.5

1 277.1

39.5

578.0

333.9

57.8

17.9

26.1

1990

3 421.1

1 396.3

40.8

633.9

370.8

58.5

18.5

26.6

1995

3 758.8

1 596.0

42.5

781.4

441.0

56.4

20.8

27.6

1997

3 719.4

1 590.3

42.8

795.9

445.2

55.9

21.4

28.0

Belgium

1990

3 636.7

1 364.6

37.5

668.0

297.2

44.5

18.4

21.8

Canada

1985

11 221.0

4 794.0

42.7

2 613.0

1 241.0

47.5

23.3

25.9

1990

12 572.0

5 624.0

44.7

3 014.0

1 462.0

48.5

24.0

26.0

1995

13 506.0

6 109.0

45.2

3 167.7

1 527.1

48.2

23.5

25.0

1997

13 941.0

6 291.7

45.1

3 283.9

1 576.6

48.0

23.6

25.1

Cyprus

1985

221.8

82.3

37.1

47.3

19.3

40.8

21.3

23.5

1990

257.2

99.5

38.7

61.1

26.4

43.2

23.8

26.5

1995

285.1

112.1

39.3

74.6

34.3

46.0

26.2

30.6

Denmark

1985

2 553.4

1 143.2

44.8

391.9

184.9

47.2

15.3

16.2

1990

2 670.0

1 221.7

45.8

390.8

185.4

47.4

14.6

15.2

1993

2 609.7

1 161.1

44.5

433.2

190.9

44.1

16.6

16.4

1997

2 682.0

1 217.3

45.4

439.8

195.4

44.4

16.4

16.1

Finland

1985

2 466.0

1 173.0

47.6

355.0

207.0

58.3

14.4

17.6

1990

2 488.0

1 179.0

47.4

392.0

221.0

56.4

15.8

18.7

1995

2 092.0

988.0

47.2

301.0

160.0

53.2

14.4

16.2

1997

2 195.0

1 028.0

46.8

329.0

173.0

52.6

15.0

16.8

France

1990

19 468.0

8 493.5

43.6

3 104.7

1 437.7

46.3

15.9

16.9

1995

19 635.0

8 894.4

45.3

3 089.2

1 445.0

46.8

15.7

16.2

1997

19 847.0

9 063.9

45.7

3 160.0

1 472.3

46.6

15.9

16.2

Germany

1991

37 445.0

15 570.0

41.6

5 307.0

3 146.0

59.3

14.2

20.2

1995

36 048.0

15 109.0

41.9

6 188.0

3 306.0

53.4

17.2

21.9

1997

35 805.0

15 256.0

42.6

6 244.0

3 379.0

54.1

17.4

22.1

Greece

1985

3 588.7

1 217.3

33.9

571.0

206.2

36.1

15.9

16.9

1990

3 719.1

1 309.7

35.2

653.9

248.8

38.0

17.6

19.0

1995

3 823.8

1 371.6

35.9

848.7

313.5

36.9

22.2

22.9

1997

3 854.1

1 415.1

36.7

872.5

333.5

38.2

22.6

23.6

Iceland

1991

136.9

62.4

45.6

25.2

11.4

45.2

18.4

18.3

1995

141.8

66.2

46.7

23.7

10.9

46.0

16.7

16.5

1997

142.0

65.6

46.2

24.3

11.2

46.1

17.1

17.1

Ireland

1986

1 095.1

350.2

32.0

199.6

76.5

38.3

18.2

21.8

1990

1 159.7

400.4

34.5

212.9

88.2

41.4

18.4

22.0

1995

1 281.7

482.9

37.7

247.8

114.4

46.2

19.3

23.7

1997

1 379.9

539.7

39.1

269.7

128.2

47.5

19.5

23.8

Israel

1985

1 349.4

513.4

38.0

167.7

59.1

35.2

12.4

11.5

1990

1 491.5

593.8

39.8

216.4

78.0

36.0

14.5

13.1

1995

1 965.0

834.4

42.5

329.6

128.9

39.1

16.8

15.4

1997

2 040.2

884.8

43.4

338.6

135.9

40.1

16.6

15.4

Italy

1985

20 894.0

6 830.0

32.7

4 365.0

1 544.0

35.4

20.9

22.6

1990

21 454.0

7 427.0

34.6

4 537.0

1 681.0

37.1

21.1

22.6

1995

19 942.0

7 055.0

35.4

4 220.0

1 557.0

36.9

21.2

22.1

Japan

1985

58 070.0

23 040.0

39.7

13 180.0

6 250.0

47.4

22.7

27.1

1990

62 490.0

25 360.0

40.6

14 150.0

6 890.0

48.7

22.6

27.2

1995

64 570.0

26 140.0

40.5

14 490.0

7 260.0

50.1

22.4

27.8

1997

65 570.0

26 650.0

40.6

14 750.0

7 450.0

50.5

22.5

28.0

Luxembourg

1985

160.9

54.2

33.7

34.8

17.3

49.7

21.6

31.9

1990

189.6

64.6

34.1

40.2

19.3

48.0

21.2

29.9

Malta

1985

112.7

27.7

24.6

11.6

3.0

25.9

10.3

10.8

1990

127.2

32.9

25.9

12.9

3.4

26.4

10.1

10.3

Netherlands

1985

5 144.5

1 730.2

33.6

906.5

359.0

39.6

17.6

20.7

1990

6 356.0

2 405.0

37.8

1 104.0

495.0

44.8

17.4

20.6

1995

6 835.0

2 787.0

40.8

1 342.0

600.0

44.7

19.6

21.5

1997

7 194.0

3 000.0

41.7

1 462.0

676.0

46.2

20.3

22.5

New Zealand

1986

1 544.1

640.6

41.5

295.8

155.4

52.5

19.2

24.3

1990

1 481.4

646.4

43.6

312.0

157.6

50.5

21.1

24.4

1995

1 632.6

719.9

44.1

349.0

172.0

49.3

21.4

23.9

1997

1 693.3

754.0

44.5

366.0

184.9

50.5

21.6

24.5

Norway

1985

2 014.0

865.0

42.9

346.0

188.0

54.3

17.2

21.7

1990

2 030.0

915.0

45.1

358.0

193.0

53.9

17.6

21.1

1995

2 079.0

980.0

47.1

374.0

195.0

52.1

18.0

19.9

1997

2 192.0

1 009.0

46.0

399.0

201.0

50.4

18.2

19.9

Portugal

1985

4 279.2

1 724.8

40.3

591.6

240.6

40.7

13.8

13.9

1992

4 586.7

1 994.4

43.5

897.7

373.8

41.6

19.6

18.7

1995

4 441.7

1 968.4

44.3

859.5

372.3

43.3

19.4

18.9

1997

4 546.0

2 034.6

44.8

856.3

370.0

43.2

18.8

18.2

San Marino

1985

10.5

4.0

38.1

1.6

0.8

50.0

15.2

20.0

1990

12.1

4.8

39.7

2.1

1.1

52.4

17.4

22.9

1995

16.3

6.2

38.0

2.7

1.4

51.9

16.6

22.6

1997

17.3

6.7

38.7

2.8

1.4

50.0

16.2

20.9

Spain

1985

10 641.0

3 087.9

29.0

1 952.2

767.2

39.3

18.3

24.8

1990

12 579.0

4 002.8

31.8

2 539.7

1 064.6

41.9

20.2

26.6

1995

12 042.0

4 152.8

34.5

2 772.8

1 144.8

41.3

23.0

27.6

1997

12 765.0

4 497.7

35.2

2 904.2

1 234.8

42.5

22.8

27.5

Sweden

1987

4 316.0

2 072.0

48.0

643.0

316.0

49.1

14.9

15.3

1990

4 485.0

2 152.0

48.0

685.0

327.0

47.7

15.3

15.2

1995

3 986.0

1 925.0

48.3

609.0

284.0

46.6

15.3

14.8

1997

3 922.0

1 880.0

47.9

602.0

278.0

46.2

15.3

14.8

Switzerland

1991

3 891.0

1 541.0

39.6

915.0

457.0

49.9

23.5

29.7

1995

3 800.0

1 542.0

40.6

872.0

441.0

50.6

22.9

28.6

1997

3 803.0

1 584.0

41.7

881.0

448.0

50.9

23.2

28.3

Turkey

1985

16 162.0

4 881.0

30.2

1 855.0

86.0

4.6

11.5

1.8

1990

19 946.0

6 277.0

31.5

2 278.0

164.0

7.2

11.4

2.6

1995

21 378.0

6 486.0

30.3

2 612.0

255.0

9.8

12.2

3.9

1997

20 815.0

5 450.0

26.2

2 916.0

298.0

10.2

14.0

5.5

United Kingdom

1990

26 935.0

11 617.0

43.1

5 383.3

2 850.9

53.0

20.0

24.5

1995

25 973.0

11 599.0

44.7

5 232.5

2 721.1

52.0

20.1

23.5

1997

26 682.0

11 962.0

44.8

5 385.0

2 767.8

51.4

20.2

23.1

United States

1985

107 150.0

47 259.0

44.1

22 296.0

10 554.0

47.3

20.8

22.3

1990

118 793.0

53 689.0

45.2

24 622.0

11 596.0

47.1

20.7

21.6

1995

124 900.0

57 523.0

46.1

26 071.0

12 312.0

47.2

20.9

21.4

1997

129 558.0

59 873.0

46.2

26 777.0

12 659.0

47.3

20.7

21.1

Transition economies

Albania

1985

775.7

313.4

40.4

55.8

28.9

51.8

7.2

9.2

1990

904.6

367.4

40.6

60.2

31.7

52.7

6.7

8.6

Azerbaijan

1985

2 619.2

171.7

6.6

1990

2 907.7

289.4

10.0

1995

2 837.3

396.2

14.0

1997

2 900.0

511.4

17.6

Belarus

1987

5 144.0

341.1

6.6

1990

5 150.8

349.1

6.8

1994

4 700.9

422.3

9.0

Bulgaria

1985

4 459.5

393.8

8.8

1990

4 096.8

393.4

9.6

1995

3 282.2

393.8

12.0

Croatia

1985

1 508.6

620.5

41.1

235.2

132.7

56.4

15.6

21.4

1990

1 513.6

652.8

43.1

237.0

135.7

57.3

15.7

20.8

1995

1 026.8

477.7

46.5

154.1

87.4

56.7

15.0

18.3

1997

1 003.9

472.2

47.0

103.0

21.8

Czech Republic

1995

5 102.0

2 346.0

46.0

807.0

464.0

57.5

15.8

19.8

1997

4 942.0

2 151.0

43.5

825.0

456.0

55.3

16.7

21.2

Estonia

1990

826.4

399.7

48.4

80.6

58.1

72.1

9.8

14.5

1995

656.1

313.8

47.8

100.7

60.1

59.7

15.3

19.2

Hungary

1992

4 082.7

596.0

14.6

1995

3 678.8

1 629.2

44.3

576.5

316.1

54.8

15.7

19.4

1997

3 646.3

1 602.8

44.0

617.7

316.7

51.3

16.9

19.8

Kazakhstan

1985

7 136.0

451.0

6.3

1990

7 563.0

470.0

6.2

1995

5 329.0

280.0

5.3

Kyrgyzstan

1986

1 651.1

82.4

5.0

1990

1 747.9

87.1

5.0

1995

1 641.7

69.3

4.2

1997

1 689.3

781.4

46.3

172.4

87.3

50.6

10.2

11.2

Latvia

1992

1 294.0

618.0

47.8

180.0

120.0

66.7

13.9

19.4

1995

1 046.0

511.0

48.9

170.0

107.0

62.9

16.3

20.9

Lithuania

1985

1 859.7

970.8

52.2

153.6

121.2

78.9

8.3

12.5

1990

873.8

35.4

4.1

1995

1 643.6

825.1

50.2

229.6

171.5

74.7

14.0

20.8

1997

1 669.2

821.2

49.2

273.5

180.9

66.1

16.4

22.0

Macedonia, F.Y.R. of

1985

491.0

168.0

34.2

61.0

26.0

42.6

12.4

15.5

1990

507.0

189.0

37.3

64.0

28.0

43.8

12.6

14.8

1995

357.0

133.0

37.3

30.0

13.0

43.3

8.4

9.8

1997

319.0

123.0

38.6

23.0

10.0

43.5

7.2

8.1

Moldova, Rep. of

1985

2 080.0

115.0

5.5

1990

2 071.0

138.0

6.7

1994

1 681.0

97.0

5.8

Poland

1995

14 791.0

6 696.0

45.3

2 005.0

1 108.0

55.3

13.6

16.5

1997

15 177.0

6 780.0

44.7

2 202.0

1 181.0

53.6

14.5

17.4

Romania

1995

11 152.0

5 125.7

46.0

855.2

468.8

54.8

7.7

9.1

1997

11 050.0

5 045.8

45.7

1 044.0

585.4

56.1

9.4

11.6

Russian Federation

1990

75 325.0

5 085.8

6.8

1995

66 441.0

6 071.4

9.1

Slovakia

1995

2 146.8

953.5

44.4

281.8

165.3

58.7

13.1

17.3

1997

2 194.0

987.0

45.0

314.3

185.2

58.9

14.3

18.8

Slovenia

1995

882.0

409.0

46.4

136.0

74.0

54.4

15.4

18.1

1997

898.0

416.0

46.3

145.0

81.0

55.9

16.1

19.5

Tajikistan

1990

1 400.0

...

...

1995

1 853.0

87.0

4.7

1997

1 143.4

40.2

3.5

Ukraine

1990

25 401.0

1 867.0

7.4

1995

21 962.0

1 585.0

7.2

1997

19 835.0

1 589.0

8.0

Asia and the Pacific

Bangladesh

1985

30 563.0

3 116.0

10.2

3 833.0

137.0

3.6

12.5

4.4

1990

50 159.0

19 716.0

39.3

4 285.0

123.0

2.9

8.5

0.6

1996

54 597.0

20 832.0

38.2

6 060.0

488.0

8.1

11.1

2.3

China

1990

639 090.0

28 390.0

4.4

1995

679 470.0

42 920.0

6.3

1997

696 000.0

47 943.0

6.9

Fiji

1985

81.1

19.9

24.5

14.8

4.4

29.7

18.2

22.1

1990

92.1

27.1

29.4

14.8

4.8

32.4

16.1

17.7

1996

110.1

34.3

31.2

20.7

7.1

34.3

18.8

20.7

1997

111.9

20.9

18.7

Hong Kong, China

1985

2 543.3

930.4

36.6

573.8

195.6

34.1

22.6

21.0

1990

2 711.5

986.9

36.4

703.2

277.0

39.4

25.9

28.1

1995

2 905.1

1 126.9

38.8

824.9

361.5

43.8

28.4

32.1

1997

3 144.7

1 228.6

39.1

952.2

421.4

44.3

30.3

34.3

India

1985

24 578.0

3 162.0

12.9

408.0

25.0

6.1

1.7

0.8

1990

26 353.0

3 646.0

13.8

441.0

32.0

7.3

1.7

0.9

1995

27 987.0

4 304.0

15.4

476.0

40.0

8.4

1.7

0.9

Indonesia

1985

62 457.0

22 507.0

36.0

9 345.2

4 767.8

51.0

15.0

21.2

1990

75 851.0

29 423.0

38.8

11 067.0

5 777.1

52.2

14.6

19.6

1995

82 038.0

31 729.0

38.7

13 967.0

7 273.0

52.1

17.0

22.9

1997

87 050.0

33 079.0

38.0

17 221.0

8 817.0

51.2

19.8

26.7

Korea, Republic of

1985

14 970.0

5 833.0

39.0

3 377.0

1 750.0

51.8

22.6

30.0

1992

18 961.0

7 639.0

40.3

4 419.0

2 265.0

51.3

23.3

29.7

1995

20 377.0

8 224.0

40.4

5 358.0

2 726.0

50.9

26.3

33.1

1997

21 048.0

8 639.0

41.0

5 798.0

3 044.0

52.5

27.5

35.2

Macau

1990

163.3

66.9

41.0

35.2

11.8

33.5

21.6

17.6

1995

180.3

78.5

43.5

46.1

21.3

46.2

25.6

27.1

1997

200.6

89.7

44.7

53.2

25.3

47.6

26.5

28.2

Malaysia

1985

5 653.3

1 952.8

34.5

994.3

373.6

37.6

17.6

19.1

1990

6 685.0

2 374.3

35.5

1 217.8

456.7

37.5

18.2

19.2

1995

7 645.0

2 588.4

33.9

1 370.7

530.9

38.7

17.9

20.5

1997

8 569.2

2 911.5

34.0

1 577.9

632.9

40.1

18.4

21.7

Myanmar

1985

14 792.0

1 444.0

9.8

1990

15 221.0

1 409.0

9.3

1994

16 817.0

...

...

1997

17 964.0

1 746.0

9.7

Pakistan

1985

26 961.0

2 601.0<