Palestinian National Authority

Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics

Labour Force Survey

(April-June, 2011) Round
(Q2/2011)

Press Release on the

Labour Force Survey Results

17/8/2011

This document is prepared in accordance with the standard procedures stated

in the Code of Practice for Palestine Official Statistics 2006

August, 2011
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2011) Round, (Q2/2011). Press Release on the Labour Force Survey Results.
Ramallah - Palestine.
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Table of contents
Subject

Page

Press Release for Labour Force Survey Output

Concepts and Definitions

Main Results of Labour Force Survey

11

Press Release on the Results of the Labour Force Survey

April- June 2011 Round
West Bank Unemployment Rate Highest in Qalqilya, Rafah Highest in Gaza Strip
Labour Force Participation Rate in the
Palestinian Territory by Sex: 2010- 2011
male

90.0

female

80.0
percentage

66.7 67.1 66.4 67.2 66.7 68.6

70.0
60.0
50.0
40.0
30.0

16.2
14.1 15.2 14.0 15.3 14.7

20.0

1
20
1

20
11
Q

4
Q

participants was 18.7%

Using ILO standards, the number of
unemployed was 195 thousand in the 2nd quarter
2011: 109 thousand in the West Bank and 86 thousand in the Gaza Strip.

20
10

10

0
3

20

20
1
Q

The unemployment rate among labour force

20
10

10.0

The labour force participation rate of

persons aged 15 years and above was 42.7%
The number of persons participating in the
labour force in the Palestinian Territory was
1.048 million in the 2nd quarter 2011: 711
thousand in the West Bank and 337 thousand in
the Gaza Strip.
The labour force participation rate in the West
Bank was 45.3% and 38.1% in the Gaza Strip.
The participation rate for males was 68.8%
compared to 16.2% for females.

year

Unemployment Rate in the Palestinian

Territory by Region: 2010- 2011
Gaza Strip

30.8
25.6
17.4

Q
1

20
10
Q
2
20
1
Q3 0
20
1
Q4 0
20
10
Q
1
20
11
Q
2
20
11

percentage

The unemployment rate in the Gaza Strip

West Bank
was 25.6% compared with 15.4% in the West
50.0
Bank.
45.0
The unemployment rate for males in the
39.3 40.5 37.4
40.0
Palestinian Territory was 16.4% compared to
33.9
35.0
28.6% for females.
30.0
The highest unemployment rate in the 2nd
25.0
quarter 2011 was among youth aged 20-24
20.1
20.0
16.5
years at 32.9%.
16.9
15.2
15.0
The unemployment rate among females with
10.0
13 years of schooling or more was 39.2%.
The highest unemployment rate among West
Bank governorates was in Qalqilya and
Hebron with 21.1% and 19.9% respectively.
Year
In the Gaza Strip, the highest unemployment
was 31.0% in the Rafah Governorate.
According to the relaxed definition of unemployment, the unemployment rate
fell from 27.7% in the 1st quarter 2011 to 24.0% in the 2nd quarter 2011.

15.4

 Increase in employment in the local market between the 1st quarter and 2nd
quarter 2011
The number of employed persons in the local market increased from 702 thousand
in the 1st quarter 2011 to 768 thousand in the 2nd quarter 2011. The number of
employed persons in the West Bank increased by 39 thousand compared with an
increase of 27 thousand in the Gaza Strip.
The services sector was the biggest employer in the local market with 38.5%:
32.0% in the West Bank and 52.0% in the Gaza Strip.
The public sector comprises 21.6% of employed persons: 38.6% in the Gaza
Strip and 14.5% in the West Bank.
The average daily wage for waged employees in the West Bank was 84.8 NIS
compared with 61.8 NIS in the Gaza Strip.
The average number of hours worked by waged employees in the West Bank
increased slightly from 42.6 per week in the 1st quarter 2011 to 42.8 in the 2nd
quarter 2011. The average number of days worked per month increased from 22.0
to 22.5 over the same period. The average number of hours worked per week in
the Gaza Strip decreased from 39.2 to 37.5 over the same period, while the
average number of days worked per month increased from 23.3 to 23.7 days over
the same period.
Number of workers employed in Israel and Israeli settlements increased
from 78 thousand in the 1st quarter to 84 thousand in the 2nd quarter 2011
The number of employed persons from the West Bank in Israel and Israeli
settlements increased from 78 thousand in the 1st quarter 2011 to 84 thousand in
the 2nd quarter 2011. Of these, 33 thousand had a permit, 21 thousand worked
without a permit, and 30 thousand workers have an Israeli identity card or foreign
passport.
The number of persons employed in Israeli settlements increased from 11
thousand in the 1st quarter 2011 to 12 thousand in the 2nd quarter 2011.
51.0% of employed persons in Israel and Israeli settlements work in the
construction sector.
The average daily wage for persons employed in Israel and Israeli settlements
fell from 164.0 NIS in the 1st quarter 2011 to 160.5 NIS in the 2nd quarter 2011.
The average number of hours worked per week fell from 39.8 in the 1st quarter
2011 to 38.9 in the 2nd quarter 2011. The average number of days worked per
month was 20.6 in the 2nd quarter 2011 compared with 20.9 in the 1st quarter
2011.
Employment status in the 2nd quarter 2011
About 66.4% of employed workers in the Palestinian Territory are waged
employees: 64.7% in the West Bank compared with 70.3% in the Gaza Strip.

 19.4% of employed persons are selfemployed; 19.0% in the West Bank and 20.3%
in the Gaza Strip.
7.9% of employed persons are unpaid family
members: 8.7% in the West Bank and 6.4% in
the Gaza Strip.
6.3% of employed persons are employers:
7.6% in the West Bank and 3.0% in the Gaza
Strip.

Percentage Distribution of Employed Persons

in the Palestinian Territory by Employment
Status: April- June, 2011
employer

self employed

wage employee

unpaid family member

7.9%

6.3%

66.4%

Working benefits for waged employees in the

private sector
28.7% of waged employees are hired by contract, compared with 45.5% hired
without a contract.
23.8% of waged employees contribute to a pension fund; 24.6% have annual
paid vacation; 52.8% of women have paid maternity leave.
15.5% of employed persons in the Palestinian Territory are affiliated to a
vocational union: 16.3% in the West Bank and 13.8% in the Gaza Strip.
4.0% of children aged 10-17 years are employed in the Palestinian Territory
4.0% of children aged 10-17 years are employed in the Palestinian Territory:
5.5% in the West Bank and 1.7% in the Gaza Strip.

All correspondence should be directed to:

Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics
P.O.Box 1647, Ramallah, Palestine.
Tel: (972/970) 2 298 2700
Fax: (972/970) 2 298 2710
Free No: 1800300300
E-Mail :[email protected]

19.4%1

Concepts and Definitions

Man power
All persons in the West Bank and Gaza Strip aged 15 years and over.
Reference week:
The week ending on Friday preceding the interviewers visit to the household.
Employed:
All persons are 15 years and over who were working at a paid job or business for at least one
hour during the reference week, or who did not work, but held a job or owned business from
which they were temporarily absent (because of illness, vacation, temporarily stoppage, or
any other reason) during the reference week. Employed persons are classified according to
employment status as follows:
1.
2.
3.
4.

Employer
Self-employed
Employee
Unpaid family member

Unemployed (According to the ILO Standards):

Unemployed persons are those individuals 15 years and over who did not work at all during
the reference week, who were not absent from a job and were available for work and actively
seeking a job during the reference week. Persons who work in Israel and were absent from
work due to closure are considered unemployed, and also those persons never work and not
looking for work but waiting to return back to their works in Israel and Settlements.
Unemployed (According to the Relaxed Definition):
The number of unemployed persons was calculated under the relaxed definition by adding to
unemployed persons according to the ILO Standards, those persons outside labour force
because they were frustrated
Labour force:
The economically active population (Labour Force) consists of all persons 15 years and over
who are either employed or unemployed as defined above at the time of survey.
Underemployment:
Underemployment exists when a persons employment is inadequate in relation to alternative
employment, account being taken of his/her occupational skills.
Persons outside labour force:
The population not economically active comprises all persons 15 years and over, who were
neither employed nor unemployed accordingly to the definitions above.

( ) 15 :1
2011 -
Table 1: Percentage Distribution of Persons Aged 15 Years and Over in the Palestinian
Territory by Labour Force Status and Region (Relaxed Definition), April- June, 2011
Labour Force Status

Total

Region

Outside Labour Force

Number
(%)

In Labour Force

(%)
Number

(%)

Number

Palestinian Territory

100

2,454,700

54.3

1,332,700

45.7

1,122,000

West Bank

100

1,570,400

51.4

806,600

48.6

763,800

Gaza Strip

100

884,300

59.5

526,100

40.5

358,200

( ) 15 :2
2011 -
Table 2:Percentage Distribution of Labour Force Participants Aged 15 Years and Over in the
Palestinian Territory by Labour Force Components and Region (Relaxed Definition),
April- June, 2011

Labour Force Components

Total

(%)

Number

Unemployment

Number
(%)

Palestinian Territory

100

1,122,000

24.0

269,600

76.0

852,400

West Bank

100

763,800

21.2

162,100

78.8

601,700

Gaza Strip

100

358,200

30.0

107,500

70.0

250,700

Region

11

Employment

(%)
Number

(ILO )15 :3
2011 -
Table 3: Percentage Distribution of Persons Aged 15 Years and Over in the Palestinian Territory
by Labour Force Status, Region and Sex(ILO Standards), April- June, 2011
Labour Force Status

Total

Region

Outside Labour Force

Number
(%)

In Labour Force

(%)
Number

(%)

Number

Males

100

1,241,600

31.4

390,100

68.6

851,500

Females

100

1,213,100

83.8

1,016,700

16.2

196,400

Total

100

2,454,700

57.3

1,406,800

42.7

1,047,900

Palestinian Territory

West Bank
Males

100

794,900

28.2

229,300

71.2

565,600

Females

100

775,500

81.2

630,000

18.8

145,500

Total

100

1,570,400

54.7

859,300

45.3

711,100

Gaza Strip
Males

100

446,700

36.0

160,800

64.0

285,900

Females

100

437,600

88.4

386,700

11.6

50,900

Total

100

884,300

61.9

547,500

38.1

336,800

(ILO )15 :4
2011 -
Table 4: Percentage Distribution of Labour Force Participants Aged 15 Years and Over in the
Palestinian Territory by Labour Force Components, Region and Sex (ILO Standards),
April- June, 2011

Labour Force Components

Region and Sex

(%)

Total

Number

Unemployment

Number
(%)

Underemployment

(%)
Number

Full Employment

(%)
Number

Palestinian Territory
Males

100

851,500

16.4

139,400

9.1

77,600

74.5

634,500

Females

100

196,400

28.6

56,100

3.5

6,900

67.9

133,400

Total

100

1,047,900

18.7

195,500

8.1

84,500

73.2

767,900

Males

100

565,600

13.4

75,500

10.1

57,400

76.5

432,700

Females

100

145,500

23.3

33,900

3.4

4,900

73.3

106,700

Total

100

711,100

15.4

109,400

8.8

62,300

75.8

539,400

West Bank

Gaza Strip

Males

100

285,900

22.4

63,900

7.1

20,200

70.5

201,800

Females

100

50,900

43.6

22,200

3.9

2,000

52.5

26,700

Total

100

336,800

25.6

86,100

6.6

22,200

67.8

228,500

12

(ILO ):5
2011 -
Table 5: Labour Force Status for Graduates who hold Associate Diploma Certificate and Above by
Specialization (ILO Standards),
April- June, 2011

Specialization

Total

Education Science and Teacher Rehabilitation

100

39.9

60.1

24.4

75.6

Humanities

100

26.4

73.6

24.8

75.2

Social and Behavioral Science

100

20.7

79.3

15.7

84.3

Mass media and Information

100

45.2

54.8

2.1

97.9

Business and Adminstration

100

18.9

81.1

19.7

80.3

Law

100

15.2

84.8

28.2

71.8

Natural Sciences

100

23.3

76.7

9.4

90.6

Mathematics and Statistics

100

28.6

71.4

17.1

82.9

Computer

100

33.1

66.9

21.0

79.0

Engineering and Engineering Occupations

100

15.1

84.9

13.7

86.3

Architectural and Construction

100

18.2

81.8

18.5

81.5

Health

100

16.7

83.3

17.1

82.9

Personal Services

100

7.8

92.2

35.3

64.7

Other Specialization

100

27.7

72.3

24.2

75.8

Total

100

24.0

76.0

20.0

80.0

Unemployed

Employed

Outside
Labour
Force

Labour
Force

(ILO )15 :6
2011 -
Table 6: Labour Force participation Rate of Persons Aged 15 Years and Over in the Palestinian
Territory by Age Group and Sex (ILO Standards), April- June, 2011
Age Group

Sex

Total

Females

Males

15-19
20-24

14.9
42.8

1.4
18.3

27.9
66.3

19-15
24-20

25-29

57.6

27.3

86.6

29-25

30-34

59.0

24.1

92.6

34-30

35-39

57.9

20.2

94.7

39-35

40-44

59.1

23.1

93.6

44-40

45-49

56.0

19.4

89.9

49-45

50+

32.2

11.5

54.5

+50

Total

42.7

16.2

68.6

13

(ILO )15 :7
2011 -
Table 7: Labour Force Participation Rate of Persons Aged 15 Years and Over in the Palestinian
Territory by Age and Region (ILO Standards), April- June, 2011

Region
Age Group

Gaza Strip

West Bank

Palestinian Territory

15-19

9.2

18.5

14.9

19-15

20-24

38.3

45.5

42.8

24-20

25-29

55.2

59.1

57.6

29-25

30-34

56.6

60.3

59.0

34-30

35-39

55.8

58.9

57.9

39-35

40-44

53.8

61.7

59.1

44-40

45-49

52.8

57.6

56.0

49-45

50+

26.3

35.0

32.2

+50

Total

38.1

45.3

42.7

(ILO )15 :8
2011 -
Table 8: Labour Force Participation Rate of Persons Aged 15 Years and Over in the Palestinian
Territory by Years of Schooling and Sex (ILO Standards), April- June, 2011

Sex

Total

Years of Schooling

Females

Males

10.1

6.5

22.4

1-6

44.9

13.2

72.1

6 -1

7-9

40.3

6.4

69.5

9 -7

10-12

37.6

6.4

68.2

12-10

13+

57.9

44.3

70.6

+13

68.6

Total

42.7

16.2

(ILO )15 :9
2011 -
Table 9: Labour Force Participation Rate of Persons Aged 15 Years and Over in the Palestinian
Territory by Years of Schooling and Region (ILO Standards), April- June, 2011

Region
Years of Schooling
0

West Bank

Gaza Strip

Palestinian Territory

5.9

12.5

10.1

1-6
7-9
10-12
13+

45.5
33.7
29.4
56.9

44.6
43.7
42.5
58.5

44.9
40.3
37.6
57.9

6 -1
9 -7
12-10
+13

Total

38.1

45.3

42.7

14

 15 :10
2011 - (ILO )
Table 10: Labour Force Participation Rate and Unemployment Rate of Persons Aged 15 Years
and Over in the Palestinian Territory by Region, Sex and Refugee Status (ILO Standards),
April- June, 2011

Refugee Status and

Region

Unemployment Rate

Total

Females

Labour Force Participation Rate

Males

Total

Females

Males

Palestinian Territory
36.9

20.6

40.4

16.1

64.6

Refugee

23.8

Non-Refugee

15.7

23.3

14.1

44.1

16.2

71.0

Total

18.7

28.6

16.4

42.7

16.2

68.6

Refugee

19.6

28.9

17.0

44.5

19.6

69.1

Non-Refugee

14.1

21.4

12.2

45.5

18.5

71.8

Total

15.4

23.3

13.4

45.3

18.8

71.2

West Bank

Gaza Strip
Refugee

27.3

44.8

23.4

37.5

13.7

61.4

Non-Refugee

22.8

40.2

20.9

39.0

7.9

68.2

Total

25.6

43.6

22.4

38.1

11.6

64.0

15 :11
2011 - (ILO )
Table 11: Labour Force Participation Rate and Unemployment Rate of Persons Aged 15 Years
and Over in the Palestinian Territory by Region, Sex and Marital Status (ILO Standards),
April- June, 2011

Marital Status and

Region

Unemployment Rate

Total

Females

Labour Force Participation Rate

Males

Total

Females

Males

Palestinian Territory
Never Married
Currently Married
Other
Total

28.3
14.5
12.6
18.7

36.7
25.6
13.1
28.6

26.2
12.2
11.0
16.4

33.7
50.8
14.5
42.7

15.7
17.0
12.2
16.2

47.8
84.6
38.6
68.6

West Bank
Never Married
Currently Married
Other
Total

22.4
12.1
8.2
15.4

28.8
21.5
9.9
23.3

20.6
10.0
1.6
13.4

38.4
52.1
16.6
45.3

19.2
19.2
14.3
18.8

53.2
85.1
41.7
71.2

Gaza Strip
Never Married
Currently Married
Other
Total

43.8
19.0
26.8
25.6

62.6
36.4
24.5
43.6

39.9
16.3
31.9
22.4

25.6
48.5
10.3
38.1

9.8
13.2
7.9
11.6

38.3
83.8
33.0
64.0

15

 ( 15) :12
2011 - (ILO )
Table 12: Labour Force Participation Rate and Unemployment Rate for Persons Aged 15 Years
and Over in the Palestinian Territory by Region, Type of locality and Sex (ILO Standards),
April- June, 2011

Type of locality and

Region

Unemployment Rate

Total

Females

Labour Force Participation Rate

Males

Total

Females

Males

Palestinian Territory
Urban

18.9

29.3

16.6

42.4

15.4

68.6

Rural

14.2

19.3

12.9

46.2

19.5

71.9

Camps

26.6

42.6

22.3

38.7

16.2

62.4

Total

18.7

28.6

16.4

42.7

16.2

68.6

West Bank
Urban

15.6

24.2

13.5

45.0

18.4

71.0

Rural

13.7

18.2

12.5

46.7

19.9

72.4

Camps

20.2

35.5

16.1

42.5

17.9

67.5

Total

15.4

23.3

13.4

45.3

18.8

71.2

Gaza Strip
Urban

24.5

42.3

21.6

38.4

10.9

65.0

Rural

24.1

44.7

19.9

38.4

13.1

63.4

Camps

31.7

48.1

27.2

36.2

15.0

58.8

Total

25.6

43.6

22.4

38.1

11.6

64.0

(ILO ( )29-15) :13

2011 -
Table 13: Percentage Distribution of Youth Aged (15-29) Years in the Palestinian Territory by
Labour Force Status, Region and Sex (ILO Standards), April- June, 2011

Labour Force Status

Gaza Strip

West Bank

Palestinian Territory

Total

Females

Males

Total

Females

Males

Total

Females

Males

In Labour Force

30.8

10.5

50.4

38.3

15.9

59.6

35.4

13.8

56.1

Outside Labour Force

69.2

89.5

49.6

61.7

84.1

40.4

64.6

86.2

43.9

Total

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

Full Employment

53.7

32.5

57.9

65.5

53.1

68.5

61.5

47.1

64.9

8.2

4.7

8.9

10.7

4.4

12.4

9.9

4.5

11.2

Unemployment

38.1

62.8

33.2

23.8

42.5

19.1

28.6

48.4

23.9

Total

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

Underemployment

16

 15 :14
2011 - (ILO )
Table 14: Unemployment Rate of Participants in the Labour Force Aged 15 Years and Over in the
Palestinian Territory by Age Group and Sex (ILO Standards), April- June, 2011

Sex

Total

Age Group

Females

Males

15-19

24.1

27.1

23.9

19-15

20-24

32.9

53.2

27.6

24-20

25-29

26.2

45.9

20.3

29-25

30-34

14.0

25.6

11.1

34-30

35-39

11.4

16.4

10.3

39-35

40-44

8.9

9.2

8.8

44-40

45-49

12.9

8.0

13.9

49-45

50+

10.4

4.3

11.8

+50

Total

18.7

28.6

16.4

15 :15
2011 - (ILO )
Table 15: Unemployment Rate of Participants in the Labour Force Aged 15 Years and Over in
the Palestinian Territory by Age and Region (ILO Standards), April- June, 2011

Region
Age Group

West Bank

15-19

32.8

21.4

Palestinian Territory
24.1

20-24

48.1

25.1

32.9

24-20

25-29

30.6

23.7

26.2

29-25

30-34

20.5

10.5

14.0

34-30

35-39

13.8

10.3

11.4

39-35

40-44

11.5

7.7

8.9

44-40

45-49

17.3

11.0

12.9

49-45

50+

15.9

8.4

10.4

+50

Total

25.6

15.4

18.7

Gaza Strip

19-15

15 :16
2011 - (ILO )
Table 16: Unemployment Rate of Participants in the Labour Force Aged 15 Years and Over in
the Palestinian Territory by Years of Schooling and Sex (ILO Standards), April- June, 2011
Years of Schooling

Sex

Total

Females

Males

11.9

5.1

18.5

1-6

16.5

4.3

18.4

6 -1

7-9

17.8

7.4

18.6

9 -7

10-12

16.1

12.6

16.4

12-10

13+

22.8

39.2

13.1

+13

Total

18.7

28.6

16.4

17

 15 :17
2011 - (ILO )
Table 17: Unemployment Rate of Participants in the Labour Force Aged 15 Years and Over in the
Palestinian Territory by Years of Schooling and Region (ILO Standards), April- June, 2011

Region
Years of Schooling

Gaza Strip

West Bank

Palestinian Territory

34.7

5.9

11.9

1-6

26.0

12.2

16.5

6-1

7-9

24.6

15.2

17.8

9-7

10-12

22.9

13.3

16.1

12-10

13+

27.7

19.7

22.8

+13

Total

25.6

15.4

18.7

:18
2011 - (ILO )
Table 18: Labour Force Participation, Employment and Unemployment and Average Daily
Wage in NIS for Wage Employees in the Palestinian Territory by Governorate (ILO Standards),
April- June, 2011

Unemployment

Labour Force
Participation

Employment

Average Daily
Wage in NIS
for Wage
Employees

Number

Jenin

90.2

10,800

13.0

72,500

87.0

83,300

47.6

Tubas

84.7

2,100

11.9

16,100

88.1

18,200

50.4

Tulkarm

73.9

8,500

19.2

35,800

80.8

44,300

41.3

Nablus

92.2

12,800

12.4

89,900

87.6

102,700

48.1

Qalqilia

91.5

5,400

21.1

20,100

78.9

25,500

40.5

Salfeet

106.5

2,500

13.4

15,900

86.6

18,400

46.6

Ramallah & Al-Bireh

107.2

12,500

13.3

81,300

86.7

93,800

46.3

80.2

1,600

12.4

11,600

87.6

13,200

47.8

Jerusalem

138.2

9,300

10.6

78,100

89.4

87,400

38.0

Bethlahem

97.5

11,100

18.8

48,200

81.2

59,300

50.2

Hebron

90.5

32,800

19.9

132,200

80.1

165,000

46.1

100.6

109,400

15.4

601,700

84.6

711,100

45.3

GS-North

64.4

17,000

26.3

47,600

73.7

64,600

37.8

Gaza City

62.3

23,600

21.1

88,300

78.9

111,900

36.2

Deir ALBalah

65.8

13,900

27.1

37,400

72.9

51,300

39.0

Khan Younis

55.8

18,400

27.7

48,200

72.3

66,600

40.1

Rafah

61.6

13,200

31.0

29,200

69.0

42,400

39.9

Gaza Strip

61.8

86,100

25.6

250,700

74.4

336,800

38.1

Palestinian Territory

90.8

195,500

18.7

852,400

81.3

1,047,900

42.7

Governorate and
Region

Jericho & AL- Aghwar

West Bank

(%)

Number

18

(%)

Number

(%)

(ILO ):19
2011 -
Table 19: The Average of Unemployment Duration in Months in the Palestinian Territory by
Region and Sex (ILO Standards), April- June, 2011

Sex

Total

Region

Females

Males

12.2

15.2

10.9

West Bank

8.4

13.9

6.0

Gaza Strip

16.9

17.3

16.8

Palestinian Territory

Note: Unemployed period means the period of being

Unemployed since the individual was a vailable for work or
leaving last work

(ILO )15 :20

2011 -
Table 20: Percentage Distribution of Employed Persons Aged 15 Years and Over in the Palestinian
Territory by Governorate and Place of work (ILO Standards),
April- June, 2011

Governorate and
Region

Percentage
of
Employment

Place of work

Total

Israel and
Settlements

Other
Governorate

Same
Governorate

Jenin

87.0

100

9.3

9.2

81.5

Tubas

88.1

100

12.9

15.7

71.4

Tulkarm

80.8

100

9.7

11.8

78.5

Nablus

87.6

100

8.7

11.0

80.3

Qalqilia

78.9

100

17.2

8.5

74.3

Salfeet

86.6

100

20.3

16.5

63.2

Ramallah & Al-Bireh

86.7

100

5.6

2.0

92.4

Jericho & AL- Aghwar

87.6

100

17.3

3.5

79.2

Jerusalem

89.4

100

40.2

8.0

51.8

Bethlahem

81.2

100

10.4

5.6

84.0

Hebron

80.1

100

5.9

83.2

West Bank

84.6

100

10.9
14.0

7.7

78.3

GS-North

73.7

100

0.0

35.5

64.5

Gaza City

78.9

100

0.0

2.9

97.1

Deir ALBalah

72.9

100

0.0

32.2

67.8

Khan Younis

72.3

100

0.0

15.2

84.8

Rafah

69.0

100

0.0

18.2

81.8

Gaza Strip

74.4

100

0.0

17.6

82.4

Palestinian Territory

81.3

100

9.9

10.6

79.5

19

(ILO )15 :21

2011 -
Table 21: Percentage Distribution of Employed Persons Aged 15 Years and Over in the Palestinian
Territory by Economic Activity and Place of work (ILO Standards),
April- June, 2011

Place of work

Total

Economic Activity

Agriculture, fishing and forestry

Gaza
Strip

Israel and
Settlements

11.5

6.5

9.5

West
Bank
13.2

Mining, quarrying and manufacturing

12.3

13.4

5.7

15.2

Construction

14.5

51.0

6.2

12.6

Commerce, restaurants and hotels

20.4

16.5

19.4

21.6

6.1

6.7

7.2

5.4

Transportation, storage and communication

Services and other branches

35.2

5.9

52.0

32.0

Total

100

100

100

100

(ILO )15 :22

2011 -
Table 22: Number of Employed Persons Aged 15 Years and Over in the Palestinian Territory by
Place of work and Region (ILO Standards),
April- June, 2011

Region
Place of work

Gaza Strip

West Bank

Palestinian Territory

West Bank

516,900

516,900

Gaza Strip

250,700

250,700

Israel

71,700

71,700

Settlements

12,300

12,300

Abroad*

800

800

250,700

601,700

852,400

Total

(* ): Represent only head of households who are working abroad and

they back annually to their households in the Palestinian Territory, and do
not include household member who are living and working abroad.

20

:(*)
.

(ILO )15 :23

2011 -
Table 23: Percentage Distribution of Employed Persons Aged 15 Years and Over in the Palestinian
Territory by Economic Activity, Sex and Region (ILO Standards),
April- June, 2011

Region
Economic Activity and Sex

Gaza
Strip

West Bank

Palestinian
Territory

Both Sexes
Agriculture, fishing and forestry

9.5

12.3

11.5

Mining, quarrying and manufacturing

5.7

15.0

12.3

Construction

6.2

18.0

14.5

19.4

20.9

20.4

7.2

5.6

6.1

Services and other branches

52.0

28.2

35.2

Total

100

100

100

Commerce, restaurants and hotels

Transportation, storage and communication

Males

Agriculture, fishing and forestry

9.9

9.9

9.9

Mining, quarrying and manufacturing

6.4

16.0

13.0

Construction

6.9

21.9

17.2

21.1

23.5

22.8

8.1

6.6

7.1

Services and other branches

47.6

22.1

30.0

Total

100

100

100

Commerce, restaurants and hotels

Transportation, storage and communication

Females
Agriculture, fishing and forestry

6.9

22.8

19.6

Mining, quarrying and manufacturing

0.9

10.5

8.5

Construction

0.4

0.8

0.7

Commerce, restaurants and hotels

6.5

9.2

8.7

1.2

0.9

Services and other branches

85.3

55.5

61.6

Total

100

100

100

Transportation, storage and communication

. :(-)

(-): means there are no enough observations in this section

21

2011 - (ILO )15 :24

Table 24: Percentage Distribution of Employed Persons Aged 15 Years and Over in the Palestinian Territory by Governorate, Region and
Economic Activity (ILO Standards), April- June, 2011

Economic Activity

Governorate
And Region

Total

Services and
other branches

Health

Education

Transportation,
storage and
communication

Commerce,
restaurants
and hotels

Construction

Mining,
quarrying and
manufacturing

Agriculture,
fishing and
forestry

Jenin

100

12.1

2.9

11.8

3.8

19.5

13.8

13.9

22.2

Tubas

100

12.7

2.9

9.0

6.5

11.7

5.7

4.7

46.8

Tulkarm

100

18.9

2.5

8.2

4.6

19.8

17.1

12.4

16.5

Nablus

100

18.2

2.4

10.0

6.7

25.7

11.3

15.7

10.0

Qalqilia

100

18.1

3.2

13.6

6.4

19.1

14.3

11.2

14.1

Salfeet

100

22.8

4.6

13.0

7.7

13.5

9.3

20.6

8.5

Ramallah & Al-Bireh

100

28.2

3.3

13.0

6.6

17.4

14.1

13.6

3.8

Jericho & AL- Aghwar

100

28.0

2.5

10.0

5.1

12.1

7.8

4.8

29.7

Jerusalem

100

19.2

3.7

13.4

7.1

20.9

21.5

9.3

4.9

Bethlahem

100

17.2

5.7

13.0

2.0

19.9

11.4

18.8

12.0

Hebron

100

10.6

3.6

9.8

4.9

27.1

9.0

20.6

14.4

West Bank

100

17.4

3.4

11.2

5.4

21.6

12.6

15.2

13.2

GS-North

100

33.3

5.9

12.2

7.4

19.7

5.9

3.6

12.0

Gaza City

100

35.0

5.0

9.2

5.9

25.7

8.0

8.9

2.3

Deir ALBalah

100

35.0

4.7

13.4

8.6

10.8

5.8

5.7

16.0

Khan Younis

100

32.6

5.4

12.8

8.4

17.6

5.5

3.2

14.5

Rafah

100

35.9

10.5

14.7

7.2

13.8

2.8

3.9

11.2

Gaza Strip

100

34.5

5.8

11.7

7.2

19.4

6.2

5.7

9.5

Palestinian Territory

100

22.9

4.2

11.4

6.0

20.9

10.5

12.1

12.0

Note: Workers in Israel and Settlements are excluded

22

(ILO )15 :25

2011 -
Table 25: Percentage Distribution of Employed Persons Aged 15 Years and Over in the Palestinian
Territory by Economic Activity, Employment Status and Region (ILO Standards),
April- June, 2011

Employment Status

Economic Activity
and Region

Total

Unpaid
Family
Member

Wage
Employee

Self
Employed

Employer

Palestinian Territory

Agriculture, fishing and forestry

11.5

58.9

4.4

17.9

5.9

Mining, quarrying and manufacturing

12.3

9.6

12.2

11.0

19.9

Construction

14.5

7.0

16.6

7.3

23.9

Commerce, restaurants and hotels

20.4

22.8

13.2

39.4

35.1

Transportation, storage and

communication

6.1

0.3

4.5

14.9

2.3

Services and other branches

35.2

1.4

49.1

9.5

12.9

Total

100

100

100

100

100

West Bank

Agriculture, fishing and forestry

12.3

65.3

4.0

19.1

5.7

Mining, quarrying and manufacturing

15.0

10.1

15.3

14.2

20.0

Construction

18.0

5.2

22.3

6.4

24.8

Commerce, restaurants and hotels

20.9

17.9

14.9

37.1

34.7

Transportation, storage and

communication

5.6

4.9

11.8

2.2

Services and other branches

28.2

1.5

38.6

11.4

12.6

Total

100

100

100

100

100

Gaza Strip

Agriculture, fishing and forestry

9.5

38.3

5.4

15.0

7.1

Mining, quarrying and manufacturing

5.7

7.9

5.5

3.7

19.8

Construction

6.2

12.7

4.1

9.4

18.9

19.4

38.5

9.6

44.7

37.3

Transportation, storage and

communication

7.2

1.3

3.7

21.8

2.7

Services and other branches

52.0

1.3

71.7

5.4

14.2

Total

100

100

100

100

100

Commerce, restaurants and hotels

. :(-)

(-): means there are no enough observations in this section

23

 15 :26
2011 - (ILO )
Table 26: Percentage Distribution of Employed Persons From the Palestinian Territory by
Economic Activity and Weekly Work Hours (ILO Standards),
April- June, 2011

Economic Activity

Total

Weekly Work Hours

+35

34-15

14-1

Agriculture, Hunting & Fishing

12.4

8.5

18.9

55.9

Mining, Quarrying & Manufacturing

13.1

13.8

11.2

9.1

Construction

15.2

14.6

20.0

7.3

Commerce, Hotels & Restaurants

22.0

24.8

10.4

15.0

6.6

7.7

2.6

2.4

Services & Other Branches

30.7

30.6

36.9

10.3

Total

100

100

100

100

Transportation, Storage & Communication

Note: Employed persons excluding abcent persons

(ILO )15 :27

2011 -
Table 27: Percentage Distribution of Employed Persons Aged 15 Years and Over in the Palestinian
Territory by Occupation and Region (ILO Standards), April- June, 2011

Region
Occupation

Gaza
Strip

West
Bank

Palestinian
Territory

2.5

5.4

4.6

Professionals, Technicians, Associates and Clerks

30.3

20.7

23.5

Service, Shop & Market Workers

28.4

15.7

19.5

6.1

9.8

8.7

11.3

20.1

17.5

Legislators, Senior Officials & Managers

Skilled Agricultural & Fishery Workers

Craft and Related Trade Workers

7.2

8.4

8.1

Elementary Occupations

14.2

19.9

18.1

Total

100

100

100

Plant & Machine Operators & Assemblers

24

(ILO )15 :28

2011 -
Table 28: Percentage Distribution of Employed Persons Aged 15 Years and Over in the Palestinian
Territory by Occupation, Educational Qualification and Region (ILO Standards), April- June, 2011

Educational Qualification

Occupation and Region

Total

Palestinian Territory
Legislators, Senior Officials &
Managers

Bachelor
and
above

Associate
diploma

Secondary
certificate

Preparatory
& less

100

39.1

10.1

15.4

35.4

Professionals, Technicians, Associates

and Clerks

100

64.7

17.8

9.3

8.2

Service, Shop & Market Workers

100

7.9

5.7

24.6

61.8

Skilled Agricultural & Fishery Workers

100

3.2

2.4

12.1

82.3

Craft and Related Trade Workers

100

1.8

3.9

15.5

78.8

100

2.1

3.9

17.6

76.4

100

1.9

2.8

12.4

82.9

100

19.6

7.5

15.1

57.8

Plant & Machine Operators &

Assemblers
Elementary Occupations
Total
West Bank

Legislators, Senior Officials &

Managers

100

32.8

10.9

16.2

40.1

Professionals, Technicians, Associates

and Clerks

100

64.1

16.9

8.9

10.1

Service, Shop & Market Workers

100

7.2

6.2

22.4

64.2

Skilled Agricultural & Fishery Workers

100

3.0

2.4

11.8

82.8

Craft and Related Trade Workers

100

2.0

3.3

15.2

79.5

100

1.5

2.7

16.6

79.2

100

2.3

3.3

11.8

82.6

100

17.5

6.8

14.2

61.5

Plant & Machine Operators &

Assemblers
Elementary Occupations
Total

Gaza Strip
Legislators, Senior Officials &
Managers

100

71.8

5.5

11.4

11.3

Professionals, Technicians, Associates

and Clerks

100

65.8

19.1

9.9

5.2

Service, Shop & Market Workers

100

8.6

5.2

27.5

58.7

Skilled Agricultural & Fishery Workers

100

3.8

2.5

13.5

80.2

Craft and Related Trade Workers

100

1.7

6.2

16.6

75.5

Plant & Machine Operators &

Assemblers

100

3.5

7.4

20.7

68.4

Elementary Occupations

100

0.5

1.2

14.7

83.6

Total

100

25.0

9.0

17.3

48.7

25

(ILO )15 :29

2011 -
Table 29: Percentage Distribution of Employed Persons Aged 15 Years and Over in the Palestinian
Territory by Employment Status, Sex and Region (ILO Standards), April- June, 2011

Region

Gaza Strip

Employment Status and Sex

West Bank

Palestinian Territory

Both Sexes
Employer

3.0

7.6

6.3

Self Employed

20.3

19.0

19.4

Wage Employee

70.3

64.7

66.4

Unpaid Family Member

6.4

8.7

7.9

Total

100

100

100

Males

Employer

3.3

8.9

7.2

Self Employed

22.2

20.6

21.1

Wage Employee

68.3

65.1

66.1

Unpaid Family Member

6.2

5.4

5.6

Total

100

100

100

Females
Employer

0.9

2.0

1.8

Self Employed

5.1

12.1

10.7

85.5

63.0

67.6

Unpaid Family Member

8.5

22.9

19.9

Total

100

100

100

Wage Employee

(ILO )15 :30

2011 -
Table 30: Distribution of Employed Persons Aged 15 Years and Over in the Palestinian
Territory by Place of Work and Region (ILO Standards), April- June, 2011

Region
Place of Work

Palestinian Territory
Israel and Settlements (Persons who
have Permit)

Gaza Strip

(%)
100.0

West Bank

Number
250,700

(%)
85.9

Number
516,900

Palestinian
Territory

(%)
Number
90.0
767,600

5.5

33,100

3.9

33,100

Israel and Settlements (Persons who not

have Permit)

3.5

21,100

2.5

21,100

Israel and Settlements (Persons who

have Israeli Identity or foreign passport)

5.0

29,800

3.5

29,800

Abroad*

0.1

800

0.1

800

100

250,700

100

601,700

100

852,400

(
)
(
)
(

Total

(* ): Represent only head of households who are working abroad and

they back annually to their households in the Palestinian Territory, and
do not include household member who are living and working abroad.

26

:(*)
.

(ILO )15 :31

2011 -
Table 31: Percentage Distribution of Employed Persons Aged 15 Years and Over in the Palestinian
Territory by Gavernorate, Region and Employment Status (ILO Standards),
April- June, 2011

Employment Status
Governorate and
Region

Total

Unpaid Family
Member

Wage
Employee

Self Employed

Employer

Jenin

100

14.7

57.3

20.6

7.4

Tubas

100

24.3

47.0

19.5

9.2

Tulkarm

100

3.9

70.7

16.8

8.6

Nablus

100

8.6

58.1

24.7

8.6

Qalqilia

100

4.0

70.6

20.4

5.0

Salfeet

100

5.8

66.9

20.6

6.7

Ramallah & Al-Bireh

100

4.2

73.9

14.9

7.0

Jericho & AL- Aghwar

100

11.4

72.5

12.7

3.4

Jerusalem

100

2.3

79.8

12.6

5.3

Bethlahem

100

9.8

63.4

18.3

8.5

Hebron

100

11.4

58.0

21.7

8.9

West Bank

100

8.7

64.7

19.0

7.6

GS-North

100

4.7

69.4

22.5

3.4

Gaza City

100

6.5

70.2

20.3

3.0

Deir ALBalah

100

8.5

66.1

22.2

3.2

Khan Younis

100

7.8

69.2

20.4

2.6

Rafah

100

4.4

78.9

13.9

2.8

Gaza Strip

100

6.4

70.3

20.3

3.0

Palestinian Territory

100

7.9

66.4

19.4

6.3

27

(ILO )15 :32

2011 -
Table 32: Percentage Distribution of Employed Persons Aged 15 Years and Over in the Palestinian
Territory by Governorate, Region and Sector (ILO Standards),
April- June, 2011
Governorate
and Region

Total

Sector

Israel and
Settlements

Other
Sectors

Private Sector

Public Sector

Jenin

100

9.3

1.8

73.1

15.8

Tubas

100

12.9

1.5

71.4

14.2

Tulkarm

100

9.7

1.6

70.5

18.2

Nablus

100

8.7

1.9

73.6

15.8

Qalqilia

100

17.2

1.1

60.9

20.8

Salfeet

100

20.3

1.4

55.5

22.8

Ramallah & Al-Bireh

100

5.6

4.1

71.1

19.2

Jericho & AL- Aghwar

100

17.3

4.6

54.9

23.2

Jerusalem

100

40.2

2.5

51.0

6.3

Bethlahem

100

10.4

4.0

74.0

11.6

Hebron

100

10.9

1.8

75.1

12.2

West Bank

100

14.0

2.4

69.1

14.5

GS-North

100

0.0

5.6

54.5

39.9

Gaza City

100

0.0

5.5

60.1

34.4

Deir ALBalah

100

0.0

9.0

49.7

41.3

Khan Younis

100

0.0

6.3

54.6

39.1

Rafah

100

0.0

10.9

44.1

45.0

Gaza Strip

100

0.0

6.8

54.6

38.6

Palestinian Territory

100

9.9

3.7

64.8

21.6

28

 15 :33
2011 - (ILO )
Table 33: Average Weekly Work Hours, Monthly Work Days and Daily Wage in NIS for Wage
Employees Aged 15 Years and Over by Place of Work (ILO Standards),
April- June, 2011

Indicator

Place of work

Total

Israel and
Settlements
38.9

Gaza
Strip
37.5

West Bank
42.8

Average weekly work hours

40.9

Average monthly work days*

22.5

20.6

23.7

22.5

Median daily net wage in NIS

76.9

153.8

48.1

76.9

Average daily net wage in NIS

90.8

160.5

61.8

84.8

. :*

*: Including paid days that have been not worked

(ILO ):34
2011 -
Table 34: Average Daily Wage in NIS for Wage Employees in the Palestinian Territory by
Region and Sector (ILO Standards), April- June, 2011

Region

Palestinian Territory
West Bank

Total

Sector

90.8

Israel and
Settlements
160.5

100.6

160.5

121.0

78.8

92.9

83.7

43.4

79.0

Gaza Strip
61.8
*:Palestinian National Authority institutions

Other Sector

Private Sector

99.9

70.2

88.0

*
Public Sector*

:*

(ILO ):35
2011 -
Table 35: Average Daily Wage in NIS for Wage Employees in the Palestinian Territory by
Region and Sex (ILO Standards), April- June, 2011

Region

Sex

Total

Females

Males

Palestinian Territory

77.8

76.9

78.1

West Bank

84.8

79.8

86.1

Gaza Strip

61.8

68.4

60.4

Note: Workers in Israel and Settlements are excluded

29

(ILO ):36
2011 -
Table 36: Average Daily Wage in NIS for Wage Employees in the Palestinian Territory by
Economic Activity and Place of work (ILO Standards), April- June, 2011

Place of work
Economic Activity

Total

Israel and
Settlements

Gaza
Strip

West
Bank

Agriculture, fishing and forestry

55.0

101.8

29.1

57.5

Mining, quarrying and manufacturing

76.9

156.1

34.9

67.5

117.7

166.0

43.0

87.9

73.5

151.8

30.2

66.9

107.7

45.1

97.4

Services and other branches

91.9

164.6

80.0

95.9

Total

90.8

160.5

61.8

84.8

Construction
Commerce, restaurants and hotels
Transportation, Storage & Communication

. :(-)

(-): means there are no enough observations in this section

30

(ILO ):37
2011 -
Table 37: Average Monthly Wage in NIS for Wage Employees in the Palestinian Territory by
Occupation, and Educational Qualification (ILO Standards), April- June, 2011

Educational Qualification

Occupation

Bachelor
and above

Total

Associate
diploma

Secondary
certificate

Preparatory
& less

Legislators, Senior Officials &

Managers

3,991

4,338

Professionals, Technicians, Associates

and Clerks

2,516

2,689

2,256

2,080

2,095

Service, Shop & Market Workers

1,712

2,329

1,661

1,750

1,624

Craft and Related Trade Workers

Plant & Machine Operators &
Assemblers
Elementary Occupations

2,476

2,604

2,475

2,646

2,845

2,649

2,183

2,240

2,041

2,199

Total

2,360

2,778

2,231

2,166

2,232

Skilled Agricultural & Fishery Workers

. :(-)

(-): means there are no enough observations in this section

(ILO ):38
2011 -
Table 38: Average Monthly Wage in NIS for Wage Employees in the Palestinian Territory by Length of
Services in Years, Educational Qualification and Region (ILO Standards), April- June, 2011

Educational Qualification
Length of Services in years
and Region
Palestinian Territory
0-1
2-3
4-6
7-9
10+
Total
West Bank
0-1
2-3
4-6
7-9
10+
Total
Gaza Strip
0-1
2-3
4-6
7-9
10+
Total

Total

Bachelor and
above

Associate
diploma

Secondary
certificate

Preparatory
& less

1,552
2,028
2,590
2,688
3,067
2,360

1,904
2,299
2,832
2,744
3,517
2,778

1,406
1,679
2,046
2,441
2,713
2,231

1,459
1,776
2,524
2,880
2,166

1,877
2,237
2,877
2,809
3,181
2,616

2,219
2,370
3,070
2,761
3,584
2,950

1,588
1,927
2,770
2,397

1,706
1,973
2,864
3,063
2,432

957
1,403
1,657
2,296
2,575
1,606

1,422
2,154
2,156
2,721
3,371
2,435

2,525
1,843

891
1,816
1,382
.

(-): means there are no enough observations in this section

31

1-0
3-2
6-4
9-7
+10

1,844
1-0
2,281
3-2
2,850
6-4
2,705
9-7
3,119
+10
2,559

781
1-0
907
3-2
1,194
6-4
9-7
1,498
+10
991

:(-)
1,474
2,020
2,557
2,552
2,942
2,232

 :39 15
) (ILO-2011
Table 39: Percentage Distribution of Persons Aged 15 Years and Over Outside the Labour
Force in the Palestinian Territory by Reason, Sex and Region (ILO Standards),
April- June, 2011

Region

Palestinian Territory

Gaza Strip

West Bank

Reason and Sex

Both Sexes

9.8

10.3

9.1

48.0

48.7

46.9

Housekeeping

36.9

34.9

40.1

Studying or training

5.3

6.1

3.9

Others

100

100

100

Total

Old/illness

Males

25.3

25.6

24.8

58.7

54.7

64.3

Studying or training

16.0

19.7

10.9

Others

100

100

100

Total

Old/illness
Housekeeping

Females

3.9

4.7

2.5

66.4

66.4

66.4

Housekeeping

28.6

27.7

30.0

Studying or training

1.1

1.2

1.1

Others

100

100

100

Total

) :(- .

Old/illness

(-): means there are no enough observations in this section

32

 :40
-2011
Table 40: Percentage Distribution for Wage Employees in Private Sector in the Palestinian
Territory by Some Indicators and Work Advantages and Region, April- June, 2011

Palestinian Territory

Region

West Bank

Gaza Strip

Indicator

Distribution of Wage
Employees by Nature of Work:

93.1

96.1

84.7

Permanently / full time

1.5

1.6

1.3

Temporarily / Part time

/ /

5.4

2.3

14.0

seasonal / casual

100

100

100

Total

Distribution of Wage
Employees by Contract
Availability:
With written Contract/ Limited
period
With written Contract/ Unlimited
period

8.5

8.2

9.2

20.2

19.2

22.8

2.3

2.9

0.6

Collective Agreement

23.5

31.6

0.9

Oral Agreement

45.5

38.1

66.5

Without Contract

100

100

100

Total
Wage Employees by
Advantages provided by
Employers:

:

/

23.8

25.7

18.4

Contributions to the pension fund

24.6

26.2

20.2

Annual paid Vacations

24.9

26.5

20.6

Sick Paid Vacations

52.8

58.4

41.0

Maternity Paid Vacations

33

 15 :41
2011 -
Table 41: Percentage Distribution of Employed Persons Aged 15 Years and Over in the
Palestinian Territory by Affiliation to Workers Vocational Union, Sex and Region,
April- June, 2011

Region
Affiliation to Workers Vocational Union
& Sex

Gaza Strip

West Bank

Palestinian
Territory

Both Sexes

Affiliated to Workers Vocational Union

13.8

16.3

15.5

Not Affiliated to Workers Vocational Union

86.2

83.7

84.5

Total

100

100

100

Affiliated to Workers Vocational Union

14.5

16.5

15.9

Not Affiliated to Workers Vocational Union

85.5

83.5

84.1

Total

100

100

100

8.2

15.4

13.9

Not Affiliated to Workers Vocational Union

91.8

84.6

86.1

Total

100

100

100

Males

Females
Affiliated to Workers Vocational Union

(ILO )17-10 :42

2011 -
Table 42: Percentage Distribution of Children Aged 10-17 Years in the Palestinian Territory by
Labour Force Status and Region (ILO Definition), April- June, 2011

Region
Labour Force Status

Employed

Gaza Strip

West Bank
1.7

Palestinian Territory
5.5

4.0

0.9

1.0

1.0

Outside Labour Force

97.4

93.5

95.0

Total

100

100

100

Unemployed

(ILO ):43
2011 -
Table 43: Percentage of Households which are headed by Women in the Palestinian Territory
by Region (ILO Definition), April- June, 2011
Region

Percentage of Households which are
headed by Women

Palestinian Territory

11.1

West Bank

11.9

Gaza Strip

9.6

34

 ) 2011-2000 (ILO
)Basic Changes in the Labour Force Indicators in Palestinian Territory During 2000 - 2011 (ILO Standards

18 19 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61
Indicator
Q32000

Q42000

Q12005

Q22005

Q32005

Q42005

Q12006

Q22006

Q32006

Q42006

Q12007

Q22007

Q32007

Q42007

Q12008

Q22008

Q32008

Q42008

Q12009

Q22009

Q32009

Q42009

Q12010

Q22010

Q32010

Q42010

Q12011

Q22011

43.5

39.2

39.7

41.2

41.7

40.3

40.0

40.9

41.3

43.0

41.2

42.4

42.7

41.4

40.6

41.6

41.6

41.4

41.4

41.7

41.6

41.5

40.7

41.5

40.5

41.5

41.0

42.7

Labour Force Participation Rate

83.6

66.9

67.9

72.7

70.2

69.1

67.5

68.7

67.9

69.8

71.5

70.1

68.2

72.1

71.3

66.0

66.7

65.7

68.7

71.6

69.1

68.6

71.2

68.7

67.0

69.6

69.5

73.2

Full Employment Rate

6.4

4.8

5.8

6.1

7.1

7.1

7.2

8.4

7.9

8.2

6.9

10.7

8.6

5.7

6.1

8.2

5.8

6.4

5.9

6.2

5.1

6.6

6.8

8.4

6.4

7.0

8.8

8.1

10.0

28.3

26.3

21.2

22.7

23.8

25.3

22.9

24.2

22.0

21.6

19.2

23.2

22.2

22.6

25.8

27.5

27.9

25.4

22.2

25.8

24.8

22.0

22.9

26.6

23.4

21.7

18.7

Unemployment Rate

12.7

16.9

13.3

15.6

14.9

14.4

13.2

15.2

13.7

21.5

14.7

17.3

15.1

15.3

12.9

14.9

12.7

13.0

11.7

12.3

10.7

12.4

11.8

12.7

10.2

12.5

10.6

11.5

Employed in Agriculture

21.7

10.8

13.4

13.0

13.0

12.3

12.2

11.5

11.4

9.5

10.7

11.1

11.6

10.4

9.4

10.8

12.7

10.8

11.1

12.3

12.2

11.4

12.7

13.4

13.8

12.7

13.8

14.5

Employed in Construction

15.0

12.8

12.5

13.2

13.0

13.2

11.6

12.3

13.5

12.2

12.5

12.6

12.8

12.3

13.0

12.1

12.4

11.1

12.6

11.4

11.8

12.6

12.6

10.9

11.4

10.7

11.5

12.3

Employed in Manufacturing

28.6

35.2

35.8

33.4

33.7

34.9

36.4

36.1

35.1

34.4

36.7

34.8

35.3

36.4

38.5

38.2

37.2

39.4

40.5

40.4

39.4

37.9

37.7

38.4

38.9

38.7

37.7

35.2

Employed in Services

19.8

13.7

15.6

15.2

14.6

16.6

16.0

16.0

15.1

13.2

13.8

13.1

14.8

14.3

14.9

15.7

15.6

17.9

15.8

14.6

15.6

16.5

18.3

18.0

18.8

17.3

18.3

18.1

Elementary Occupation Workers

24.5

16.2

17.3

17.4

18.6

16.8

16.5

15.8

17.2

15.1

16.5

17.2

17.8

14.7

16.3

15.5

16.9

13.6

15.7

16.1

15.1

15.5

16.8

15.7

16.0

15.1

15.6

17.5

Craft and Related Trade Workers

22.1

9.1

10.2

10.2

9.9

9.6

9.8

8.7

10.5

9.5

9.8

8.5

9.3

10.0

11.2

10.8

12.1

12.1

10.0

10.2

10.7

10.0

11.1

10.1

10.5

10.3

10.0

9.9

Employed in Israel & Settlements

Underemployment Rate

4.4

4.6

4.0

4.6

4.6

4.1

4.2

4.3

4.7

5.2

3.6

4.0

4.2

4.3

3.8

4.0

4.5

4.6

5.8

6.2

6.5

6.6

6.4

6.6

6.4

6.0

6.6

6.3

18.1

23.1

26.8

26.3

25.4

26.0

26.6

26.6

25.0

22.2

24.9

25.0

23.5

23.3

24.3

22.4

21.0

15.3

19.1

18.0

19.0

20.5

20.2

18.8

18.6

17.6

18.8

19.4

Self - Employed

67.6

59.3

61.0

58.1

58.3

60.6

61.1

59.6

59.6

57.2

61.0

58.1

59.6

60.5

62.5

63.0

65.1

70.7

67.2

66.9

66.9

65.1

66.5

66.8

68.6

68.6

68.8

66.4

Wage Employees

9.9

13.0

8.2

11.0

11.7

9.3

8.1

9.5

10.7

15.4

10.5

12.9

12.7

11.9

9.4

10.6

9.4

9.4

7.9

8.9

7.6

7.7

6.9

7.8

6.4

7.8

5.8

7.9

Employers

Unpaid Family Members

22.8

23.3

23.6

23.9

23.9

23.6

23.3

24.0

23.9

22.6

22.7

22.7

22.1

22.6

22.7

22.7

23.2

23.3

21.9

23.2

23.0

22.6

22.3

22.6

22.6

22.5

22.4

22.8

* Average Monthly Work Days

45.0

40.7

41.6

42.8

43.3

40.5

41.1

41.8

42.4

40.0

41.4

41.7

41.8

39.5

41.0

42.1

43.0

42.2

41.2

41.8

42.7

41.1

41.7

42.3

42.4

41.6

41.6

41.2

* Average Weekly Work Hours

70.0

61.5

57.7

60.0

60.0

65.4

69.2

69.2

69.2

65.4

69.2

65.4

67.3

69.2

70.0

70.0

69.2

73.1

70.0

70.0

70.0

70.0

70.0

70.0

69.2

70.0

70.0

70.0

* )Median Daily Net Wage (NIS

Note:

* :

*: Workers in Israel and Settlements are excluded

:Q Q1-99 : 1999

Q: Quarter, Example: Q1-99 means: First Quarter of 1999

35

 ) 2011-2000 (ILO
)Basic Changes in the Labour Force Indicators in West Bank During 2000 -2011 (ILO Standards

18 19 36 37
Q32000

Q12005

Q42000

Q22005

38

39

40

Q3-2005

Q42005

Q12006

41

42

43

44

45

46

47

48

49

50

51

52

53

54

55

56

Q1-2010 Q4-2009 Q3-2009 Q2-2009 Q1-2009 Q4-2008 Q3-2008 Q2-2008 Q1-2008 Q4-2007 Q3-2007 Q2-2007 Q1-2007 Q4-2006 Q3-2006 Q2-2006

57

58

Q22010

Q32010

59 60 61
Q42010

Q12011

Q22011

Indicator

45.3

42.9

41.4

43.7

44.1

42.4

42.5

43.7

44.6

45.7

42.7

44.8

44.8

44.0

42.3

43.5

43.4

42.8

42.8

44.4

43.7

44.1

43.2

43.9

43.0

44.5

43.2

45.3

Labour Force Participation Rate

84.8

68.1

69.7

74.9

70.9

68.9

69.6

71.6

71.1

75.3

75.2

72.0

70.5

73.4

74.1

75.8

73.1

74.1

74.4

78.0

76.9

74.8

77.4

75.9

73.0

74.0

72.5

75.8

Full Employment Rate

7.7

5.6

7.7

7.9

9.2

9.3

9.0

10.4

9.8

8.5

7.5

12.2

10.9

7.4

6.9

7.9

6.2

6.1

6.1

6.1

5.3

7.1

6.1

9.0

6.9

9.1

10.1

8.8

7.5

26.3

22.6

17.2

19.9

21.8

21.4

18.0

19.1

16.2

17.3

15.8

18.6

19.2

19.0

16.3

20.7

19.8

19.5

15.9

17.8

18.1

16.5

15.2

20.1

16.9

17.4

15.4

Unemployment Rate

11.3

17.1

13.4

17.0

16.6

15.7

14.3

16.8

15.1

24.0

15.3

19.2

16.1

15.9

13.0

15.7

13.5

15.0

13.1

14.9

12.6

14.2

12.5

15.4

10.9

15.1

10.6

12.3

Employed in Agriculture

24.2

13.3

15.0

14.4

14.7

13.3

13.6

13.4

13.7

11.1

12.8

13.1

14.8

13.9

12.7

14.1

16.8

14.2

15.1

16.5

16.0

15.1

17.0

12.3

17.2

15.8

17.4

18.0

Employed in Construction

16.1

14.6

14.6

14.7

15.0

15.0

13.2

14.7

16.1

14.2

14.8

14.5

15.4

15.0

16.2

14.5

15.0

13.9

15.4

13.9

13.8

15.0

15.1

13.3

13.6

12.9

14.1

15.0

Employed in Manufacturing

24.6

29.0

30.1

27.8

27.2

28.9

30.9

29.6

28.2

27.7

30.9

29.1

28.6

30.2

32.8

30.9

29.1

29.8

31.6

30.9

31.5

30.0

29.9

33.5

31.6

30.8

30.7

28.2

Employed in Services

20.5

15.2

16.3

15.8

15.3

16.4

16.2

16.1

16.5

14.1

15.5

14.1

10.4

16.3

16.9

17.0

16.6

19.7

17.5

16.2

17.2

17.4

19.3

18.9

19.6

17.9

19.5

19.9

Elementary Occupation Workers

25.7

18.2

19.3

18.4

19.8

18.2

18.3

17.7

19.6

16.9

18.1

18.2

17.8

17.2

18.5

18.3

20.4

16.3

19.0

19.4

17.8

17.8

19.5

18.6

18.9

17.5

18.1

20.1

Craft and Related Trade Workers

24.8

11.3

14.2

13.6

13.6

13.6

13.2

11.8

14.0

12.8

13.7

11.9

12.9

14.0

15.9

14.2

16.3

16.1

14.0

13.8

14.3

13.4

15.3

13.6

14.2

13.8

14.0

14.0

Employed in Israel & Settlements

Underemployment Rate

4.6

4.8

4.7

5.2

5.3

4.8

4.8

4.7

5.0

4.4

3.4

4.2

4.7

5.0

4.2

4.3

4.5

5.0

6.0

7.0

7.5

7.3

7.1

7.3

7.0

7.0

8.0

7.6

19.9

24.6

28.3

27.6

26.7

27.9

28.5

28.6

26.7

24.5

26.9

26.3

24.7

23.5

22.9

24.1

22.8

16.4

20.8

19.8

20.2

22.0

21.4

20.6

20.2

19.3

18.9

19.0

Self - Employed

66.2

57.0

58.6

55.3

55.0

56.9

57.4

56.0

55.9

53.7

59.0

55.6

57.6

59.7

64.2

60.4

62.2

67.9

64.6

62.5

63.1

62.0

63.3

62.3

64.9

64.0

66.7

64.7

Wage Employees

9.3

13.6

8.4

11.9

13.0

10.4

9.3

10.7

12.4

17.4

10.7

13.9

13.0

11.8

8.7

11.2

10.5

10.7

8.6

10.7

9.2

8.7

8.2

9.8

7.9

9.7

6.4

8.7

Employers

Unpaid Family Members

24.3

22.7

22.3

22.0

22.6

22.4

22.1

22.0

22.5

* Average Monthly Work Days

46.2

40.6

42.2

43.3

43.7

40.8

41.6

42.7

42.9

41.5

41.9

42.4

42.5

39.9

41.2

42.7

42.8

43.1

42.0

42.7

43.3

42.3

42.8

43.6

43.4

43.2

42.6

42.8

* Average Weekly Work Hours

63.2

61.5

60.0

65.4

65.4

69.2

70.0

69.2

69.2

67.3

70.0

69.2

70.0

70.0

76.9

76.9

71.2

76.9

76.9

76.9

76.9

76.9

76.9

76.9

76.9

76.9

76.9

76.9

* )Median Daily Net Wage (NIS

23.2

23.5

23.8

23.7

23.4

23.2

23.8

23.5

22.1

22.2

22.3

22.0

22.2

22.1

22.3

22.7

22.7

22.1

22.6

Note:

* :

*: Workers in Israel and Settlements are excluded

:Q Q1-99 : 1999

Q: Quarter, Example: Q1-99 means: First Quarter of 1999

36

 ) 2011-2000 (ILO
)Basic Changes in the Labour Force Indicators in Gaza Strip During 2000 - 2011 (ILO Standards

18 19 36
Q32000

Q42000

Q12005

37

38

39

Q2-2005

Q32005

Q42005

40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61
Q12006

Q22006

Q32006

Q42006

Q12007

Q22007

Q32007

Q42007

Q12008

Q22008

Q32008

Q42008

Q12009

Q22009

Q32009

Q42009

Q12010

Q22010

Q32010

Q42010

Q12011

Q22011

Indicator

40.1

32.0

36.6

36.5

37.1

36.4

35.3

35.7

35.3

38.0

38.3

38.0

38.9

36.6

37.5

38.0

38.2

38.8

38.9

36.9

37.7

36.9

36.3

37.0

36.0

36.3

37.0

38.1

Labour Force Participation Rate

81.0

63.7

64.0

67.6

68.4

69.3

62.8

62.0

60.3

57.6

63.8

66.2

63.4

69.3

65.8

45.7

53.0

48.2

57.5

57.7

53.1

55.3

58.0

53.6

54.1

60.3

63.0

67.8

Full Employment Rate

3.5

2.8

2.0

2.2

2.6

2.5

3.1

4.0

3.4

7.6

5.8

7.4

3.7

1.7

4.4

8.8

5.1

7.0

5.5

6.3

4.6

5.4

8.1

7.1

5.4

2.3

6.2

6.6

Underemployment Rate

15.5

33.5

34.0

30.2

29.0

28.2

34.1

34.0

36.3

34.8

30.4

26.4

32.9

29.0

29.8

45.5

41.9

44.8

37.0

36.0

42.3

39.3

33.9

39.3

40.5

37.4

30.8

25.6

16.2

16.1

13.1

12.0

10.5

11.4

10.1

10.7

9.2

14.1

13.3

12.7

12.7

13.9

12.5

12.3

10.6

7.1

8.4

4.8

4.9

7.3

9.9

7.8

8.0

5.1

10.5

9.5

Employed in Agriculture

15.9

3.5

9.2

9.3

8.7

9.8

8.3

6.1

4.6

4.9

5.6

6.2

3.7

1.5

1.6

0.4

0.7

0.8

1.0

0.7

0.9

1.0

1.3

2.5

4.0

4.0

4.9

6.2

Employed in Construction

12.3

7.5

7.3

9.2

8.0

8.7

7.3

5.7

5.7

6.3

7.1

8.0

5.8

5.5

5.5

4.6

4.8

2.7

5.6

4.2

6.0

5.7

6.0

3.8

5.1

4.3

5.0

5.7

Employed in Manufacturing

38.0

53.7

50.3

48.1

50.0

49.2

51.7

54.1

56.3

53.4

50.5

48.9

52.2

52.2

52.0

61.4

60.7

67.9

63.0

67.0

63.2

60.1

58.2

63.1

59.9

61.3

55.2

52.0

Employed in Services

18.0

9.9

14.1

13.6

12.9

17.1

15.5

15.5

11.2

10.5

9.8

10.5

14.8

9.1

10.0

11.1

12.4

12.1

10.8

10.5

10.3

13.9

15.5

15.1

16.8

15.5

15.7

14.2

Elementary Occupation Workers

21.7

10.5

12.3

14.8

15.5

13.4

11.7

10.4

9.9

10.1

12.7

14.8

15.8

8.4

11.1

6.5

6.9

5.7

7.6

6.8

7.4

8.7

9.4

7.1

7.8

8.4

9.4

11.3

Craft and Related Trade Workers

15.4

2.7

0.0

1.0

0.5

0.0

0.5

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Employed in Israel & Settlements

Unemployment Rate

4.0

4.0

2.0

2.9

2.9

2.4

2.5

3.0

3.7

7.2

4.1

3.4

3.0

2.4

2.9

3.3

4.6

3.5

5.3

3.9

3.6

4.8

4.3

4.7

4.7

3.2

3.0

3.0

13.6

18.7

23.1

23.1

22.0

21.7

21.5

21.0

19.9

15.6

19.9

21.5

20.5

22.7

27.3

16.9

15.7

12.0

14.9

13.2

15.4

16.3

17.1

13.6

14.0

12.4

18.7

20.3

Self - Employed

71.0

65.9

67.2

65.3

66.6

69.4

71.0

69.8

70.6

67.3

65.8

64.3

64.8

62.5

58.5

71.3

73.3

79.0

73.7

79.5

78.2

74.2

75.0

80.0

79.1

81.8

73.9

70.3

Wage Employees

11.4

11.4

7.7

8.7

8.5

6.5

5.0

6.2

5.8

9.9

10.2

10.8

11.7

12.4

11.3

8.5

6.4

5.5

6.1

3.4

2.8

4.7

3.6

1.7

2.2

2.6

4.4

6.4

Employers

Unpaid Family Members

23.7

24.8

23.7

24.2

24.3

23.9

23.5

24.3

24.5

23.5

23.5

23.5

22.4

23.8

20.4

24.2

24.8

25.0

21.3

24.9

23.9

23.7

23.1

23.7

23.2

23.7

23.3

23.7

* Average Monthly Work Days

42.8

40.6

40.5

42.0

42.5

40.0

40.4

40.4

41.5

37.7

40.6

40.4

39.7

38.2

40.2

40.0

43.4

39.9

38.8

39.5

41.2

38.1

39.1

38.8

39.9

37.8

39.2

37.5

* Average Weekly Work Hours

46.2

53.8

55.8

55.8

53.8

61.5

65.4

67.3

65.4

61.5

61.5

57.7

57.7

60.7

57.7

57.7

50.0

57.7

57.7

57.7

57.7

54.7

46.2

50.0

50.0

50.0

50.0

48.1

* )Median Daily Net Wage (NIS

Note:
*: Workers in Israel and Settlements are excluded

* :
:Q Q1-99 : 9

Q: Quarter, Example: Q1-99 means: First Quarter of 1999

) :(-

(-) means there are no enough observations in this section.

37

 ) 2010-1995 (ILO
)Basic Changes in the Labour Force Indicators in Palestinian Territory During 1995 - 2010 (ILO Standards

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2002

2001

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Indicator

39.0

40.0

40.5

41.4

41.6

41.5

38.7

38.1

40.3

40.4

40.7

41.3

41.9

41.3

41.6

41.1

Labour Force Participation Rate

11.2

11.0

11.5

11.3

12.3

12.7

10.3

10.4

12.8

13.5

13.4

14.5

15.7

15.2

15.5

14.7

Woman Labour Force Participation Rate

60.7

64.3

70.4

79.1

82.8

80.9

70.9

64.4

68.1

66.8

69.9

68.5

70.5

67.4

69.5

69.2

Full Employment Rate

21.1

11.9

9.3

6.5

5.4

5.0

3.9

4.3

6.3

6.4

6.6

7.9

8.0

6.6

5.9

7.1

Underemployment Rate

18.2

23.8

20.3

14.4

11.8

14.1

25.2

31.3

25.6

26.8

23.5

23.6

21.5

26.0

24.5

23.7

Unemployment Rate

16.2

19.5

20.1

15.2

13.0

12.4

13.8

17.0

18.2

20.0

22.2

20.5

19.1

24.2

26.4

26.8

Unemployment Rate among women

12.7

14.2

13.1

12.1

12.6

13.7

11.7

14.9

15.7

15.9

14.6

16.1

15.6

13.4

11.8

11.8

Employed in Agriculture

19.2

16.8

18.4

22.0

22.1

19.7

14.5

10.9

13.1

11.7

12.9

11.1

11.0

10.9

11.7

13.2

Employed in Construction

18.0

16.8

16.4

15.9

15.5

14.3

13.9

12.9

12.5

12.7

13.0

12.4

12.5

12.1

12.1

11.4

Employed in Manufacturing

25.6

29.2

28.2

27.1

28.1

29.9

34.6

35.7

32.8

34.9

34.4

35.5

35.8

38.4

39.6

38.3

Employed in Services

18.3

28.7

28.9

31.0

29.7

21.1

15.9

14.1

14.1

14.3

15.5

14.9

14.0

15.9

15.7

18.1

Elementary Occupation Workers

27.5

24.0

24.6

24.7

22.7

22.0

19.0

17.5

18.7

17.1

17.5

16.1

16.1

15.6

15.6

15.9

Craft and Related Trade Workers

16.2

14.1

17.1

21.7

23.0

19.6

13.8

10.3

9.7

8.7

9.9

9.6

9.4

11.6

10.2

10.5

Employed in Israel & Settlements

6.9

5.5

5.3

5.8

5.5

4.6

4.7

3.7

3.5

4.1

4.3

4.6

4.0

4.2

6.3

6.4

Employers

21.2

22.3

22.9

21.0

18.7

19.6

24.0

26.8

27.8

26.5

26.1

25.0

24.2

20.7

19.2

18.8

Self - Employed

61.7

61.4

62.0

65.3

67.8

66.1

62.1

59.2

57.2

58.3

59.5

59.3

59.8

65.3

66.5

67.6

Wage Employees

10.2

10.8

9.8

7.9

8.0

9.7

9.2

10.3

11.5

11.1

10.1

11.1

12.0

9.7

8.0

7.2

21.0

22.0

22.0

23.0

22.6

23.2

23.9

23.3

23.2

23.7

23.8

23.4

22.6

23.0

22.7

22.5

* Average Monthly Work Days

42.1

43.5

44.0

45.0

44.2

43.1

42.1

40.6

41.7

42.5

42.0

41.3

41.1

42.1

41.7

42.0

* Average Weekly Work Hours

46.3

46.2

50.0

57.7

69.2

57.7

57.7

57.7

55.8

57.7

60.0

69.2

69.2

70.0

70.0

70.0

* )Median Daily Net Wage (NIS

Unpaid Family Members

Note:

* :

*: Workers in Israel and Settlements are excluded

38

 ) 2010-1995 (ILO
)Basic Changes in the Labour Force Indicators in West Bank During 1995 - 2010 (ILO Standards

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Indicator

40.6

42.0

43.2

44.2

43.4

43.6

41.5

40.0

41.8

42.5

42.9

44.1

44.1

43.0

43.8

43.7

Labour Force Participation Rate

12.6

13.2

14.5

14.3

14.1

13.8

12.0

12.4

14.7

15.9

15.8

17.9

18.3

17.1

17.4

17.2

Women Labour Force Participation Rate

65.3

67.6

71.1

80.1

83.5

81.7

73.8

66.4

68.7

68.8

71.2

72.0

72.8

74.2

76.0

75.0

Full Employment Rate

20.7

12.8

11.6

8.4

7.0

6.2

4.7

5.4

7.5

8.3

8.5

9.4

9.5

6.8

6.2

7.8

13.9

19.6

17.3

11.5

9.5

12.1

21.5

28.2

23.8

22.9

20.3

18.6

17.7

19.0

17.8

17.2

Unemployment Rate

13.0

16.0

17.7

12.8

11.1

9.9

10.9

14.0

15.8

16.6

18.3

17.6

15.5

16.7

18.8

19.7

Unemployment Rate Among Women

Underemployment Rate

13.3

16.2

15.1

13.8

11.5

12.5

11.8

14.1

14.9

16.9

15.7

17.8

16.6

14.3

13.7

13.3

Employed in Agriculture

20.3

18.3

19.1

22.7

23.9

22.2

18.0

12.7

14.3

13.0

14.4

12.9

13.6

14.5

15.6

16.8

Employed in Construction

18.8

17.6

17.2

16.8

16.5

15.4

15.4

14.5

14.0

14.0

14.8

14.6

14.9

14.9

14.5

13.7

Employed in Manufacturing

22.6

24.2

23.8

23.0

24.7

25.5

28.0

31.1

29.4

29.5

28.5

29.0

29.8

30.6

31.0

30.6

Employed in Services

18.2

28.7

28.7

30.5

31.1

21.9

17.6

14.1

13.3

14.8

16.0

15.6

15.8

17.4

17.0

18.8

Elementary Occupation Workers

28.7

25.1

25.0

25.0

22.9

23.3

20.7

19.1

19.9

18.0

18.9

18.1

17.8

18.4

18.5

18.6

Craft and Related Trade Workers

20.2

16.6

19.5

24.0

25.9

22.4

18.0

13.3

12.5

11.6

13.8

13.0

13.1

15.6

13.9

14.2

Employed in Israel & Settlements

7.1

6.0

5.9

6.5

6.6

5.1

4.6

4.1

4.1

5.0

5.0

4.4

4.4

4.5

7.0

7.1

21.3

23.5

23.6

21.5

18.6

20.6

25.6

27.8

29.3

28.1

27.6

27.0

25.4

21.6

20.7

20.3

Self - Employed

61.3

59.0

59.3

63.0

66.5

64.7

60.1

57.5

55.3

55.1

56.4

55.7

57.9

63.7

63.0

63.6

Wage Employees

9.9

11.5

11.2

9.0

8.3

9.6

9.7

10.6

11.3

11.8

11.0

12.6

12.3

10.2

9.3

9.0

22.0

22.6

23.0

23.0

23.5

24.4

23.6

22.8

23.7

24.0

23.6

23.1

22.2

22.4

22.4

22.2

* Average Monthly Work Days

43.0

43.5

43.0

45.0

44.6

43.6

43.2

40.9

42.3

43.0

42.5

42.2

41.7

42.5

42.5

43.3

* Average Weekly Work Hours

42.3

44.7

46.3

50.0

60.0

61.5

60.0

60.0

60.0

61.5

65.4

69.2

70.0

76.9

76.9

76.9

* )Median Daily Net Wage (NIS

Employers

Unpaid Family Members

Note:

* :

*: Workers in Israel and Settlements are excluded

39

(ILO )2009-1995

Basic Changes in the Labour Force Indicators in Gaza Strip During 1995 - 2009 (ILO Standards)
Indicator

2010

2009

2008

2007

2006

2005

2004

2003

2002

2001

2000

1999

1998

1997

1996

1995

Labour Force Participation Rate

36.4

37.6

38.1

38.0

36.1

36.7

36.4

37.5

34.4

33.3

37.5

38.0

36.4

35.7

36.4

35.4

Women Labour Force Participation

10.2

12.2

11.7

11.0

8.1

9.0

9.1

9.2

6.5

7.1

10.6

8.8

5.9

6.3

7.0

7.3

Full Employment Rate

56.5

55.9

53.0

65.6

60.6

67.4

62.5

67.2

60.1

63.9

79.0

81.2

76.8

68.8

57.5

48.6

Underemployment Rate

5.7

5.5

6.4

4.7

4.6

2.3

2.1

3.6

1.8

1.9

2.3

1.9

2.3

4.4

10.0

22.0

Unemployment Rate

37.8

38.6

40.6

29.7

34.8

30.3

35.4

29.2

38.1

34.2

18.7

16.9

20.9

26.8

32.5

29.4

Unemployment Rate among Women

47.2

45.8

42.8

29.7

32.3

35.2

31.6

26.8

28.4

24.2

18.5

19.3

25.2

29.8

31.4

28.6

7.7

6.4

10.7

13.1

11.1

11.7

13.4

17.5

16.7

11.4

16.5

15.2

8.0

8.0

9.1

10.8

Employed in Agriculture
Employed in Construction

3.0

0.9

0.9

4.3

6.0

9.3

8.2

10.4

6.3

4.4

13.5

17.8

20.5

16.5

13.1

15.4

Employed in Manufacturing

4.8

5.4

4.4

6.6

6.3

8.3

9.1

9.2

8.9

9.7

11.5

13.1

13.6

14.5

14.9

15.2

Employed in Services

60.6

63.3

60.2

50.9

53.7

49.4

49.1

40.8

47.5

53.3

41.0

36.5

37.0

38.9

41.4

35.2

Elementary Occupation Workers

15.8

11.4

11.3

10

13.2

14.4

13.0

15.8

14.3

11.0

18.7

26.4

30.9

29.5

29.3

18.4

Craft and Related Trade Workers

8.2

7.6

7.7

11.7

10.5

14.0

14.7

15.9

13.4

14.2

18.9

22.2

23.8

23.6

21.2

23.5

3.3

Employed in Israel & Settlements

0.4

1.1

3.1

2.5

1.9

12.9

15.7

16.2

11.0

8.1

4.2

4.4

3.5

3.2

4.2

2.6

1.9

2.2

2.6

5.0

3.3

2.8

4.0

3.7

4.4

6.1

Self - Employed

14.3

14.9

18.4

21.2

19.4

22.4

22.2

24.5

24.3

19.5

17.2

19.1

19.7

21.0

19.4

20.4

Wage Employees

78.9

76.4

70.0

64.4

69.6

67.1

66.5

61.7

63.6

67.7

69.5

71.1

71.0

68.4

67.3

62.6

2.6

4.3

8.1

11.2

6.8

7.9

9.4

11.6

9.5

7.8

10.0

7.0

5.3

6.9

8.9

10.8

Average Monthly Work Days *

23.4

23.6

24.7

23.3

24.0

24.0

23.2

22.6

24.1

24.6

24.5

24.0

24.0

24.0

23.3

21.7

Average Weekly Work Hours *

38.8

39.4

40.8

39.9

39.9

41.2

41.6

40.6

40.0

40.1

41.7

43.2

43.0

43.0

44.0

43.2

Median Daily Net Wage (NIS) *

46.2

57.7

57.7

57.7

65.4

57.7

52.5

50.0

50.0

50.0

50.0

46.2

40.0

38.5

34.6

34.6

Employers

Unpaid Family Members

Note:

:*

*: Workers in Israel and Settlements are excluded

:(-)

(-) means there are no enough observations in this section.

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Round Number

The date of field work for every round

The Round

Round (28)

January - March, 2003

Round (29)

April - June, 2003

Round (30)

July - September, 2003

Round (31)

October -December, 2003

Round (32)

January - March, 2004

Round (33)

April - June, 2004

Round (34)

July - September, 2004

Round (35)

October -December, 2004

Round (36)

January - March, 2005

Round (37)

April - June, 2005

Round (38)

July - September, 2005

Round (39)

October -December, 2005

Round (40)

January - March, 2006

Round (41)

April - June, 2006

Round (42)

July - September, 2006

Round (43)

October -December, 2006

Round (44)

January - March, 2007

Round (45)

April - June, 2007

Round (46)

July - September, 2007

Round (47)

October -December, 2007

Round (48)

January - March, 2008

Round (49)

April - June, 2008

Round (50)

July - September, 2008

Round (51)

October December, 2008

Round (52)

January - March, 2009

Round (53)

April - June, 2009

Round (54)

July - September, 2009

Round (55)

October December, 2009

Round (56)

January March, 2010

Round (57)

April June, 2010

Round (58)

July - September, 2010

Round (59)

October December, 2010

Round (60)

January March, 2011

Round (61)

April June, 2011

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