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Table 2.1.1.2 : Percentage Share of Employment by Industrial Group (Based on ISIC Forth
Revision) - 2020(Jan - June)

Indus.
Group Industrial group 2020(Jan - June)**
No.
1 Agriculture, forestry and fishing (A) 26.8
2 Minning & quarrying (B) 0.7
3 Manufacturing (C) 18.0
Construction, Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply, Water supply,
6 8.3
sewerage, waste management and remediation activities (D, E,F)
7 Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles(G) 13.6
8 Transportation and storage (H) 6.8
9 Accommodation and food services activities (I) 2.7
10 Information and communication (J) 0.7
11 Financial and insurance activities (K) 2.3
13 Professional, scientific and technical activities (M) 1.2
14 Administrative and support service activities (N) 2.2
15 Public administration and defence compulsory social security (O) 5.4
16 Education (P) 5.1
17 Human health and social work activities (Q) 2.1
19 Other service activities (S) 1.5
Activities of households as employers; undifferentiated goods and services - producing
20 2.1
activities of households for own use (T)
Other (Real estate activities (L) + Arts, entertainment and recreation ® + Activities of
21 0.7
extra teritorial organizations & bodies (U))
All Groups 100.0
Source : Quarterly Labour Force Survey, Department of Census & Statistics.
** All Island
Note: [The tabulation groups based on ISIC (rev . 4) are indicated as A, B, C , ….U. due to the limitations on reliability(based on CV), some of
these groups have been combined]

Graph 2.1.1.2: Percentage Share of Employment by Industrial Group in 1st half of 2020**

Source : Quarterly Labour Force Survey , Department of Census & Statistics.

As presented in table 2.1.1.2, the Agriculture, forestry and fishing sector that accommodates around one fourth
of the employed in the first half of 2020 continues to be the major source of employment. The Manufacturing and
Wholesale & Retail Trade sectors jointly accommodate about 31.6 percent of the employed population in the first
half of 2020.