An overview of women’s work and employment in Azerbaijan
high, though not exceptional. By contrast, with 25% the female share in public administration is compara-
tively low. The shares in commercial services (68% in wholesale and retail, 52% in restaurants and hotels,
42% in finance) are rather average in international perspective. Current employment perspectives for young
women in commercial services seem quite good. After a fall in annual growth (turnover) rate of the services
sector at large in Azerbaijan of 7.7% yearly between 1988 and 1998, the sector showed a strong rebound by
growing yearly 9.8% between 1998 and 2008. In 2008 its growth rate was even nearly 14%. By that year, the
share of services in the Azerbaijani GDP was 24% (OECD 2009).
Table 6. Female employment shares by industry, total labour force, Azerbaijan, 2008
|
x 1,000 |
% | |
|
agriculture, forestry, fishing_____________________________ |
_______________________803 |
________________________51.4 |
|
mining________________________________________ |
__________________________10 |
________________________22.2 |
|
manufacturing___________________________________ |
________________________92 |
________________________46.2 |
|
utilities (gas, water, electr.)___________________________________ |
___________________________8 |
__________________________17.4 |
|
construction |
________________________34 |
_________________________15.0 |
|
wholesale and retail___________________________________ |
______________________442 |
_________________________67.6 |
|
transport, storage, commun.________________________ |
________________________64 |
_________________________30.6 |
|
restaurants, hotels |
________________________12 |
_________________________52.1 |
|
finance_______________________________________________ |
____________________________8 |
_________________________42.1 |
|
real estate, renting, business____________________________ |
_______________________43 |
_________________________30.9 |
|
public administrat., defense___________________________ |
________________________69 |
________________________25.2 |
|
education__________________________________________ |
______________________233 |
_________________________67.3 |
|
health, social work____________________________________ |
________________________131 |
_________________________71.6 |
|
other community services_________________________ |
__________________________61 |
________________________45.2 |
|
Total___________________________________________ |
_______________________2,008 |
________________________49.5 |
Source: authors’calculations on ILO Laborsta, Table 2B
Table 7 provides an overview of the total labour force divided by occupational group and gender, for
2008.
Table 7. Employment by occupational group and gender, total labour force, Azerbaijan, 2008
all male female
|
x 1,000 |
% |
x 1,000 |
% |
x 1,000 |
% | |
|
legislators,senior officials,managers_______ |
_______48 |
_________1.2 |
_______44 |
_________2.1 |
_________3 |
0.1 |
|
professionals_____________________________ |
614 |
15.1 |
281 |
13.7 |
334 |
16.6 |
|
technicians, associate professionals_______ |
160 |
_________3.9 |
________76 |
_________3.7 |
_______84 |
4.2 |
|
clerks |
239 |
_________5.9 |
141 |
_________6.9 |
________98 |
4.9 |
|
service, shop, sales workers_______________ |
230 |
_________5.7 |
151 |
_________7.4 |
________79 |
_________3.9 |
|
skilled agricultural, fishery workers________ |
808 |
19.9 |
551 |
26.9 |
257 |
12.8 |
|
craft and related trades___________________ |
372 |
_________9.2 |
236 |
11.5 |
136 |
_________6.8 |
|
plant & machine operators, assemblers |
218 |
_________5.4 |
178 |
_________8.7 |
_______40 |
2.0 |
|
elementary occupations_________________ |
1,362 |
33.6 |
385 |
16.4 |
977 |
48.7 |
|
Total________________________________ |
4,056 |
100.0 |
2,048 |
100.0 |
2,008 |
100.0 |
Source: ILO Laborsta, Table 2C
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