Source: CAPMAS,2001
Sector |
Urban Male |
Urban Female |
Rural Male |
Rural Female |
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Figures in Hundreds |
% |
Figures in Hundreds |
% |
Figures in Hundreds |
% |
Figures in Hundreds |
% |
|
Government |
17815 |
28.8 |
9139 |
60.9 |
17399 |
21.2 |
4248 |
24.7 |
Public |
6053 |
9.8 |
831 |
5.5 |
3323 |
4 |
235 |
1.4 |
Private (inside) |
23678 |
38.2 |
3905 |
26 |
13015 |
16 |
2704 |
15.7 |
Private (outside) |
13096 |
21.2 |
908 |
6 |
47412 |
58 |
9852 |
57.2 |
Investment |
1045 |
1.7 |
196 |
1.3 |
294 |
0.4 |
63 |
0.4 |
Other include foreign & cooperative |
201 |
0.3 |
39 |
0.3 |
351 |
0.4 |
104 |
0.6 |
Unidentified |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Total |
61888 |
100 |
15018 |
100 |
81794 |
100 |
17206 |
100 |
Source: CAPMAS, 2001
Source: The Results and Impacts of Egypt’s Privatization Program. CARANA Corporation
Privatized Company
|
Date & Method of Privatization |
Total Labor Force at the Time of Privatization |
Total Labor Force Post Privatization |
El Nasr Boilers |
September 1994 Anchor Investor Sale |
1150 |
960 |
Al-Ahram Beverages Company |
December 1996 |
3,200 |
3900 |
The Egyptian Bottling Company for Coca Cola |
April 1994 |
6,000 |
Expanded |
Al-Nasr Bottling Company for Pepsi Cola |
April 1994 |
4,000 |
6,800 |
Assuit Cement |
November 1999 (87%) &
June 2000 (13%) |
3,700 |
1,200 |
Kahromica |
August 1997 |
1,200 |
1,000 |
Ideal |
November 1997 |
7,700 |
2,700 |
Totals for Anchor/ Strategic Investors |
7 privatized companies |
27,450 |
24,000 (estimate) |
The Arab Company for Transistors and Electronics(Telemisr) |
September 1996 (73%) & October 1999 (27%) |
2,800 |
2,000 |
Electro Cables Egypt (Kabelat) |
December 1997 |
3,400 |
2,100 |
The Egyptian Financial Industrial Company |
May
1996 |
3,000 |
2995 |
Kafr Zayat Pesticides and Chemicals |
August 1996 |
740 |
650 |
Nasr City Housing |
May
1996 |
650 |
600 |
Simo for Paper |
June
1997 |
1,100 |
850 |
Middle and West Delta Flour Mills |
August 1996 |
6,400 |
6,200 |
East Delta Flour Mills |
August 1996 |
5,000 (estimate) |
4,900 |
Upper Egypt Flour Mills |
August 1996 |
6,500 (estimate) |
6,450 |
Nasr Dehydrated Agricultural Products |
August 1997 |
1150 |
650 |
Misr Free Shops Company |
January 1997 (77%) & December 1997 (23%) |
1,400 |
1,000 |
Giza Contracting |
September 1997 |
1,250 |
1,100 |
Totals for IPOs |
12 Privatized Companies |
|
|
Al-Nasr Casting |
December 1997 |
4,000 |
3,500 |
Total Decrease in Labor Force |
19 privatized Companies |
63,840 |
56,995 |