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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Share of manufacturing in total employment APAC 2023, by country
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.
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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 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 31, 2026, from /statistics/1536876/apac-manufacturing-share-in-total-employment-by-country/
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