Sustainable Development Goals - 17 Goals to Transform our World
Industry, innovation and infrastructure - Goal

Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment

Indicator 9.2.2: Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment

  1. Home
  2. Goal
  3. Indicator 9.2.2

Data follows the UN specification for this indicator and has been indentified in collaboration with topic experts.

The Sustainable Development Goals is a collaborative project, if you have any feedback or suggestions for data please contact us at SustainableDevelopment@ons.gov.uk

Manufacturing employment as a percentage of total employment

Sub-categories

Choose categories from the dropdowns below to see different breakdowns of the data. Some will not be available until a higher level is chosen.

Click on the legend to remove individual lines from the chart.

Download Headline CSV Download Source CSV

Headline data

Year Value
2000.0 14.76158147
2001.0 14.16937016
2002.0 13.64270077
2003.0 12.58239901
2004.0 11.80914252
2005.0 11.45370155
2006.0 11.1877553
2007.0 11.04683379
2008.0 10.3650716
2009.0 9.643339129
2010.0 9.82026409
2011.0 9.747251739
2012.0 9.779016229
2013.0 9.735606581
2014.0 9.786219689
2015.0 9.572012907
2016.0 9.439115047

This table provides metadata for the actual indicator available from UK statistics closest to the corresponding global SDG indicator. Please note that even when the global SDG indicator is fully available from UK statistics, this table should be consulted for information on national methodology and other UK-specific metadata information.

Indicator available Manufacturing employment as a percentage of total employment
Indicator description
Geographical coverage United Kingdom
Unit of measurement Percentage (%)
Definitions Data on persons employed in the manufacturing sector has been sourced from the EMP13: Employment by industry dataset. These estimates are sourced from the Labour Force Survey. The manufacturing sector has been defined in accordance with UK standard industrial classification of economic activities.
Calculations (Number of people employed in the manufacturing sector / Number of people in employment) * 100
Other information
Data last updated 2018-04-04: see changes on GitHub opens in a new window
Metadata last updated 2018-05-31: see changes on GitHub opens in a new window

This table provides information on metadata for SDG indicators as defined by the UN Statistical Commission. Complete global metadata is provided by the UN Statistics Division.

Indicator name Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment
Indicator number 9.2.2
Target name Promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and, by 2030, significantly raise industry’s share of employment and gross domestic product, in line with national circumstances, and double its share in least developed countries
Target number 9.2
Global indicator description
UN designated tier 1
UN custodian agency United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
Link to UN metadata United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Metadata (PDF 323 KB) opens in a new window
Organisation Office for National Statistics (ONS)
Periodicity Quarterly
Earliest available data 1995
Geographical coverage United Kingdom
Link to data source Employment by industry opens in a new window
Release date 15-11-2017
Next release 21-02-2018
Statistical classification National Statistic
Contact details Richard Clegg , labour.market@ons.gsi.gov.uk, Telephone +44 (0)1633 455400
Other information