The majority of the working population in Libya is employed in services. This sector attracted nearly 1.2 million employees in 2019. In comparison, only 483 thousand and 325 thousand people were employed in industry adn agriculture, respectively. The service sector accounted for nearly 60 percent of the total employment in the country in 2020.
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Agriculture
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The source adds the following information:
"The employed comprise all persons of working age who, during a specified brief period, were in one of the following categories: a) paid employment (whether at work or with a job but not at work); or b) self-employment (whether at work or with an enterprise but not at work)."
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ILO. (May 16, 2021). Number of people employed in Libya from 2010 to 2019, by economic sector (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 09, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1236406/number-of-people-employed-in-libya-by-sector/
ILO. "Number of people employed in Libya from 2010 to 2019, by economic sector (in 1,000s)." Chart. May 16, 2021. Statista. Accessed September 09, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1236406/number-of-people-employed-in-libya-by-sector/
ILO. (2021). Number of people employed in Libya from 2010 to 2019, by economic sector (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 09, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1236406/number-of-people-employed-in-libya-by-sector/
ILO. "Number of People Employed in Libya from 2010 to 2019, by Economic Sector (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 May 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1236406/number-of-people-employed-in-libya-by-sector/
ILO, Number of people employed in Libya from 2010 to 2019, by economic sector (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1236406/number-of-people-employed-in-libya-by-sector/ (last visited September 09, 2024)
Number of people employed in Libya from 2010 to 2019, by economic sector (in 1,000s) [Graph], ILO, May 16, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1236406/number-of-people-employed-in-libya-by-sector/
