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Distribution of Working Individuals (15-64) by Education and Gender (2008)

Education status

Male

Female

Total

Figures in Hundreds

%

Figures in Hundreds

%

Figures in Hundreds

%

Illiteracy

50031

27.7%

17796

39.9%

67827

30.1%

Read & Write

22100

12.2%

1613

3.6%

23713

10.5%

Below Intermediate

18921

10.5%

1368

3.1%

20289

9.0%

Intermediate

3246

1.8%

618

1.4%

3864

1.7%

Technical Intermediate

54569

30.2%

10724

24.0%

65293

29.0%

Above Intermediate

6908

3.8%

2365

5.3%

9273

4.1%

University and above

24640

13.7%

10173

22.8%

34813

15.5%

Total

180415

100.0

44657

100.0

225072

100.0

Source: CAPMAS, Labor Force Sample Survey 2008 retrieved from http://www.msrintranet.capmas.gov.eg/pls/emp/lab_sampz
 

Distribution of Working Individuals (15-64) by Age and Gender (2008)

Age

Males

Females

Total

Figures in Hundreds

%

Figures in Hundreds

%

Figures in Hundreds

%

15-

12251

6.8%

1864

4.2%

14115

6.3%

20-

25123

13.9%

4441

9.9%

29564

13.1%

25-

23878

13.2%

5834

13.1%

29712

13.2%

30-

39707

22.0%

11422

25.6%

51129

22.7%

40-

41226

22.9%

12865

28.8%

54091

24.0%

50-

29435

16.3%

6931

15.5%

36366

16.2%

60-64

8797

4.9%

1299

2.9%

10096

4.5%

Total

180417

100.0%

44656

100.0%

225073

100.0%

Source: CAPMAS, Labor Force Sample Survey 2008 retrieved from http://www.msrintranet.capmas.gov.eg/pls/emp/lab_sampz
 

 

Distribution of Working Individuals (15-64) by Sector and Gender (2008)

 

Male

Female

Total

Figures in hundreds

%

Figures in hundreds

%

Figures in hundreds

%

Government

36680

20.3%

16727

37.5%

53407

23.7%

Public

7106

3.9%

651

1.5%

7757

3.4%

Private Sector (Inside Establishments)

46017

25.5%

5414

12.1%

51431

22.9%

Private Sector (Outside Establishments)

86919

48.2%

21379

47.9%

108298

48.1%

Investment

3025

1.7%

354

0.8%

3379

1.5%

Others incl. Foreign and Cooperatives

668

0.4%

133

0.3

801

0.4%

Total

180415

100.0

44658

100.0

225073

100.0

Source: CAPMAS, Labor Force Sample Survey 2008 retrieved from http://www.msrintranet.capmas.gov.eg/pls/emp/lab_sampz

 

Distribution of Working Individuals (15-64) by Status and Gender (2008)

Work Status

Male

Female

Total

Figures in hundreds

%

Figures in hundreds

%

Figures in hundreds

%

Paid Work

112449

62.3%

22626

50.7%

135075

60.0%

Employer

32017

17.7%

1822

4.1%

33839

15.0%

Self -Employed

19644

10.9%

4723

10.6%

24367

10.8%

Family workers (unpaid)

16306

9.0%

15488

34.7%

31794

14.1%

Total

180416

100.0%

44659

100.0%

225075

100.0%

Source: CAPMAS, Labor Force Sample Survey 2008 retrieved from http://www.msrintranet.capmas.gov.eg/pls/emp/lab_sampz

 

Distribution of Working Individuals by Economic Activity and sector (2007/2008)

 

Male

Female

Total

Figures in hundreds

%

Figures in hundreds

%

Figures in hundreds

%

Agriculture, Irrigation & Fishing

67

1.1%

5478

37.1%

5545
 

26.6%

Extractions

10.4

0.2%

110.6

0.7%

121
 

0.6%

Oil & Natural gas

3.2

0.1%

86.8

0.6%

90

0.4%

Others

7.2

0.1%

23.8

0.2%

31

0.1%

Manufacturing

249.5

4.1%

2550.3

17.3%

2799.8

13.5%

Oil refining

19.5

0.3%

24.3

0.2%

43.8

0.2%

Others

230

3.8%

2526

17.1%

2756

13.2%

Electricity

155.9

2.6%

0.4
 

0.0%

156.3

0.8%

Water

135.8

2.2%

0

0.0%

135.8

0.7%

Construction & Building

115

1.9%

1525

10.3%

1640

7.9%

Transportation, Storage& Communications

276.6

4.6%

743.4

5.0%

1020

4.9%

Suez Canal

16.7

0.3%

0

0.0%

16.7

0.1%

Wholesale & Retail Trade

48.8

0.8%

1860.6

12.6%

1909.4

9.2%

Financial Intermediaries & Supporting Services

83

1.4%

80

0.5%

163

0.8%

Insurance

48

0.8%

29

0.2%

77

0.4%

Restaurants & Hotels

2.4

0.0%

377.6

2.6%

380

1.8%

Real Estate

73

1.2%

619

4.2%

692

3.3%

General Government

4756

78.5%

0

0.0%

4756

22.9%

Education & health

24.3

0.4%

1373.7

9.3%

1398

6.7%

Total

6062.4

100.0%

14747.6

100.0%

20810

100.0%

Source: Ministry of Economic Development, retrieved from http://www.mop.gov.eg/work.htm

 

Distribution of Unemployed (15-64) by Education and Gender (2008)

Education status

Male

Female

Total

Figures in Hundreds

%

Figures in Hundreds

%

Figures in Hundreds

%

Illiteracy

312

2.9%

62

0.6%

374

1.7%

Read & Write

196

1.8%

67

0.6%

263

1.2%

Below Intermediate

514

4.8%

128

1.2%

642

3.0%

Intermediate

281

2.6%

188

1.8%

469

2.2%

Technical Intermediate

5363

49.7%

5951

55.8%

11314

52.8%

Above Intermediate

740

6.9%

834

7.8%

1574

7.3%

University and above

3380

31.3%

3426

32.2%

6806

31.7%

Total

10786

100.0

10656

100.0

21442

100.0

Source: CAPMAS, Labor Force Sample Survey 2008 retrieved from http://www.msrintranet.capmas.gov.eg/pls/emp/lab_sampz

 

Estimates of Employed Persons by Economic Activity and Gender (2008)

 

Male

Female

Total

Figures in hundreds

%

Figures in hundreds

%

Figures in hundreds

%

Agriculture and hunting

50819

28.17

20344

45.56

71163

31.62

Mining, quarrying and manufacturing

26773

14.84

2239

5.01

29012

12.89

Construction and building

22432

12.43

251

0.56

22683

10.08

Retail& whole sale trade &repair

21235

11.77

2630

5.89

23865

10.60

Hotels and restaurants

4513

2.50

110

0.25

4623

2.05

Transportation, storage and comm.

15167

8.41

581

1.30

15748

7.00

Education

11235

6.23

9180

20.56

20415

9.07

Health and social activity

2659

1.47

3171

7.10

5830

2.59

Services

25358

14.06

6105

13.67

31463

13.98

Others

223

0.12

46

0.10

269

0.12

Total

180416

100%

44657

100.0%

225073

100.0%

 
 
Last Updated on March, 31, 2004

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