| 
                
                 | 
               
              
                
                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
                           | 
                        
                        
                           | 
                        
                        
                          
							
            
              
                | 
                
                 | 
               
              
                
                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
                           | 
                        
                        
                          |   | 
                        
                        
                          
            
              
                | 
                
                 | 
               
              
                
                 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
                 | 
               
               
                             | 
                        
                        
                          | 
							
							 | 
                        
                        
                          
							 
							 | 
                        
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                | 
                                
								 | 
                               
                              
                                
                                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
							 | 
                        
                        
                          |   | 
                        
                        
                          
            
              
                | 
                
				 | 
               
              
                
                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
							 | 
                        
                        
                          |   | 
                        
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                | 
                                
								 | 
                               
                              
                                
                                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
							 | 
                        
                        
                          |   | 
                        
                        
                          
            
              
                | 
                
				 | 
               
              
                
                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
							 | 
                        
                        
                          |   | 
                        
                        
                          
            
              
                | 
                
				 | 
               
              
                
                 
				 | 
                
                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
							 | 
                        
                        
                           | 
                        
                        
                           |