Palestine Labor Stats
Definitions
- Employment > Employment share by sector > Agriculture > Men > Aged above 14: Percent employed in agriculture.
- Employment > Employment share by sector > Industry > Men > Aged above 14: Percent employed in industry.
- Employment > Percent of population are employees > Men: Number of male self-reported employees (formal or informal), expressed as a percentage of the total male employed population.
- Employment > Percent of population are employees > Women: Number of female self-reported employees (formal or informal), expressed as a percentage of the total female employed population.
- Labor force participation > Employment to population ratio > Both sexes: Percentage of unemployed people out of total population able to work. Workers not able to work due to labor disputes, sickness and childcare do not count towards the percentage.
- Labor force participation > Employment to population ratio > Men: Percentage of unemployed men out of total male population able to work. Men not able to work due to labor disputes, sickness and childcare do not count towards the percentage.
- Labor force participation > Employment to population ratio > Women: Percentage of unemployed women out of total female population able to work. Women not able to work due to labor disputes, sickness and childcare do not count towards the percentage.
- Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, men: Employment-to-population ratio, men, percentage.
- Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, women: Employment-to-population ratio, women, percentage.
- Self employed > One-person and family businesses > Men: Proportion of own-account and contributing family workers in total employment, men, percentage.
- Self employed > One-person and family businesses > Women: Proportion of own-account and contributing family workers in total employment, women, percentage.
- Unemployment > Youth unemployment, both sexes: Percentage of population aged 15-24 that is unemployed.
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Did you know
- Only 10% of Palestinian women work. And only half their men.
Palestine Labor Profiles (Subcategories)
| Employment 10 | One-person and family businesses 3 |
| Labor force participation 3 | Unemployment 5 |
| Labor force participation rate 6 |
Palestine categories
| Agriculture | Environment | Media |
| Background | Government | Military |
| Conflict | Health | People |
| Crime | Import | Religion |
| Culture | Industry | Transport |
| Economy | Labor | Travel |
| Education | Language |
- Palestine has ranked last for labor force participation rate > employment-population ratio, women aged above 14 since 1991.
- Palestine has ranked last for labor force participation rate > employment-population ratio, women aged 15 to 24 since 2001.
- Palestine ranked #22 for workers' remittances and compensation of employees > received > US$ > per $ GDP globally in 2005.
- Palestine has ranked 4th from the bottom for labor force participation rate > employment-population ratio, men aged above 14 since 2003.
- Palestine has ranked in the top 11 for unemployment > youth unemployment, both sexes since 2002.
- Palestine has ranked in the top 10 for unemployment > youth unemployment, male since 2002.
