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Distribution of Working Individuals (15-64) by Work Status and Gender (In Hundreds/Percentage) - URBAN

Work Status

Male

Female

Figures in hundreds

%

Figures in hundreds

%

Paid Work

49514

68.53

14480

85.98

Employer

8867

12.27

327

1.94

Self -Employed

11625

16.09

1004

5.96

Family workers (unpaid)

2241

3.10

1031

6.12

Total

77247

100

16842

100

Source: CAPMAS (2008), LFSS 2007

Distribution of Working Individuals (15-64) by Work Status and Gender (In Hundreds/Percentage) - RURAL

Work Status

Male

Female

Figures in hundreds

%

Figures in hundreds

%

Paid Work

55937

54.79

7722

25.76

Employer

22628

22.17

1332

4.44

Self -Employed

10912

10.69

5999

20.01

Family workers (unpaid)

12611

12.35

14927

49.79

Total

102088

100

29980

100

Source: CAPMAS (2008), LFSS 2007

 

Annual Estimates of Labour Force &
Unemployment Rate (15-64)
(2005-2007)

 Year

2005

2006

2007

Labor Force

Male

16787

17767

18167

Female

5005

5111

5692

Total

21792

22878

23859

Employed Persons

Male

15593

16559

17090

Female

3749

3884

4634

Total

19342

20444

21724

Unemployed Persons

Male

1194

1208

1078

Female

1256

1227

1058

Total

2450

2435

2135

Unemployment Rate

Male

7.1

6.8

5.9

Female

25.1

24

18.6

Total

11.2

10.6

8.9

Source: CAPMAS (2008) Egypt in Figures
 retrieved (july 2009)
URL: http://www.msrintranet.capmas.gov.eg/ows-img2/htms/pdf/work/58.pdf
 

 

Distribution of Working Individuals (15-64) by Age and gender (2007)

Age

Males

Females

Total

Figures in Hundreds

%

Figures in Hundreds

%

Figures in Hundreds

%

15-

11720

6.86

2294

4.95

14014

6.45

20-

21995

12.87

4714

10.17

26709

12.29

25-

21875

12.80

5790

12.49

27665

12.73

30-

40681

23.80

12665

27.33

53346

24.56

40-

41002

23.99

13413

28.94

54415

25.05

50-

28537

16.70

6626

14.30

35163

16.19

60-64

5087

2.98

840

1.81

5927

2.73

Total

170897

100

46342

100

217239

100

Source: CAPMAS, Labor Force Sample Survey 2007

 

Distribution of Working Individuals (15-64) by education and gender (2007)

Education status

Male

Female

Total

Figures in Hundreds

%

Figures in Hundreds

%

Figures in Hundreds

%

Illiteracy

49242

28.81

18951

40.89

68193

31.39

Read & Write

19221

11.25

1633

3.52

20854

9.60

Below Intermediate

17057

9.98

1320

2.85

18377

8.46

Intermediate

3818

2.23

728

1.57

4546

2.09

Technical Intermediate

50801

29.73

11690

25.23

62491

28.77

Above Intermediate

6733

3.94

2602

5.61

9335

4.30

University and above

24024

14.06

9417

20.32

33441

15.39

Total

170896

100

46341

100

217237

100

Source: CAPMAS, Labor Force Sample Survey 2007

 

Distribution of Unemployed (15-64) by Age and Gender (2007)

Age

Males

Females

Total

Figures in Hundreds

%

Figures in Hundreds

%

Figures in Hundreds

%

15-

1643

15.25

1650

15.60

3293

15.42

20-

5342

49.57

4792

45.32

10134

47.46

25-

2862

26.56

2648

25.04

5510

25.81

30-

762

7.07

1369

12.95

2131

9.98

40-

156

1.45

115

1.09

271

1.27

50-

12

0.11

 

 

12

0.06

60-64

 

 

 

     

Total

10777

100

10575

100

21352

100

Source: CAPMAS, Labor Force Sample Survey 2007

 

Distribution of Unemployed (15-64) by education and gender (2007)

Education status

Male

Female

Total

Figures in Hundreds

%

Figures in Hundreds

%

Figures in Hundreds

%

Illiteracy

303

2.81

57

0.54

360

1.69

Read & Write

132

1.22

49

0.46

181

0.85

Below Intermediate

396

3.67

83

0.78

479

2.24

Intermediate

300

2.78

212

2.00

512

2.40

Technical Intermediate

5412

50.22

5867

55.48

11279

52.8

Above Intermediate

656

6.09

887

8.39

1543

7.23

University and above

3578

33.20

3420

32.34

6998

32.77

Total

10777

100

10575

100

21352

100

Source: CAPMAS, Labor Force Sample Survey 2007

 

Distribution of Unemployed that have previously Worked(15-64) according to Major Job Classification and Gender (2007)

 

Male

Female

Total

Figures in Hundreds

%

Figures in Hundreds

%

Figures in Hundreds

%

Legislature, admin. &managerial

18

1.36

-

-

18

1.07

Professional

117

8.83

87

24.23

204

12.11

Technicians & professional assistants

43

3.25

44

12.26

87

5.17

Clerical occupations

32

2.42

34
 

9.47

66

3.92

Services &Sales

26

20.08

59
 

16.43

325

19.30

Farmers, fishermen and hunters

76

5.74

2
 

0.56

78

4.63

Handicraft

339

25.58

13
 

3.62

352

20.90

Production

98

7.40

37
 

10.31

135

8.02

Un-skilled workers

62

4.68

2

0.56

64

3.80

Other

274

20.68

81

22.56

355

21.08

Total

1325

100

35

100

1684

100

Source: CAPMAS, Labor Force Sample Survey 2007

 
   
Last Updated on March, 31, 2004

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