In 2023, in the Asia-Pacific region, nearly ** percent of China’s total employment was in the manufacturing sector. This sector employed approximately ** percent of Vietnam’s total workforce that year, while less than ***** percent of Hong Kong’s employees worked in manufacturing.
Definition of employment: "Employment comprises all persons of working age who during a short reference period (one week), were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit."
Definition of manufacturing: "The manufacturing sector is defined according to the International Standard Industrial Classification of all Economic Activities (ISIC) revision 4 (2008, the latest) or revision 3 (1990). It refers to industries belonging to sector C in revision 4 or sector D in revision 3."
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ILO. (November 11, 2024). Share of the manufacturing sector in total employment in the Asia-Pacific region in 2023, by country or territory [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 07, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1536876/apac-manufacturing-share-in-total-employment-by-country/
ILO. "Share of the manufacturing sector in total employment in the Asia-Pacific region in 2023, by country or territory." Chart. November 11, 2024. Statista. Accessed June 07, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1536876/apac-manufacturing-share-in-total-employment-by-country/
ILO. (2024). Share of the manufacturing sector in total employment in the Asia-Pacific region in 2023, by country or territory. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 07, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1536876/apac-manufacturing-share-in-total-employment-by-country/
ILO. "Share of The Manufacturing Sector in Total Employment in The Asia-pacific Region in 2023, by Country or Territory." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Nov 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1536876/apac-manufacturing-share-in-total-employment-by-country/
ILO, Share of the manufacturing sector in total employment in the Asia-Pacific region in 2023, by country or territory Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1536876/apac-manufacturing-share-in-total-employment-by-country/ (last visited June 07, 2025)
Share of the manufacturing sector in total employment in the Asia-Pacific region in 2023, by country or territory [Graph], ILO, November 11, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1536876/apac-manufacturing-share-in-total-employment-by-country/
