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)."
The majority of the working population in Libya is employed in services. This sector attracted nearly *** million employees in 2019. In comparison, only *** thousand and *** thousand people were employed in industry adn agriculture, respectively. The service sector accounted for nearly ** percent of the total employment in the country in 2020.
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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 ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved July 27, 2026, from /statistics/1236406/number-of-people-employed-in-libya-by-sector/
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Number of people employed in Libya from 2010 to 2019, by economic sector (in 1,000s) [Graph], ILO, May 16, 2021. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1236406/number-of-people-employed-in-libya-by-sector/