Table 9 Employment transitions by type of work or worker, Egypt 2008 to 2009
From: What happened to real earnings in Egypt, 2008 to 2009?
a: Sector of work | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sector in 2009 | |||||
Sector in 2008 | Agriculture | Ind/Const | Trade/Services | ||
Agriculture (31%) | 87.8% | 3.8% | 8.4% | ||
Industry/Construction (19%) | 5.0% | 78.2% | 16.7% | ||
Trade/Services (51%) | 2.7% | 5.0% | 92.3% | ||
Total | 29% | 18% | 53% | ||
b: Employer Relationship | |||||
Employer Relationship in 2009 | |||||
Employer Relationship in 2008 | Public Wage | Private Wage | Employer | Self-employed | Unpaid |
Public Wage (33%) | 94.9% | 3.6% | 0.8% | 0.5% | 0.1% |
Private Wage (25%) | 15.4% | 66.0% | 8.3% | 8.1% | 2.1% |
Employer (15%) | 2.8% | 11.8% | 69.3% | 12.5% | 3.5% |
Self-employed (16%) | 2.5% | 11.4% | 16.1% | 55.3% | 14.6% |
Unpaid (10%) | 2.2% | 5.8% | 3.5% | 13.9% | 74.7% |
Total | 36% | 22% | 16% | 15% | 11% |
c: Formality | |||||
Status in 2009 | |||||
Status in 2008 | Informal | Formal | |||
Informal (53%) | 88.2% | 11.8% | |||
Formal (47%) | 14.8% | 85.2% | |||
Total | 53% | 47% | |||