According to the government ‘s release this week of the Kingdom’s 2019 census report, the manufacturing and service sector have accounted for the largest rise in employment over the last decade, seeing millions of jobs created across the country. The manufacturing sector’s share of the employed population increased from 8.5 percent in 2008 to 18.8 percent in 2019, which is equivalent to the creation of approximately 1.5 million new manufacturing jobs over that period. The proportion of the service industry in the employment population has also increased, from 19.2 percent in 2008 to 26.5 percent in 2019, which is equivalent to adding about 1 million new jobs within that period…

January 28th, Khmer Times

https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50807973/manufacturing-and-service-sectors-boost-employment/