Appendix A.7

Labour Table Appendix

Table A.7.19 Main employment of labour force members resident in Gaza and the West Bank who worked at least 1 month the previous year by place, type, and economic branch of work, employment stability and average daily two-way travel time

(UNW = Unweighted number of respondents)

Res. Gaza working in the occupied territoriesRes. Gaza working in IsraelRes. WB working in the occupied territoriesRes. WB working in Israel
Type of work
High professional--(3)-
Mid professional21-14-
Vocational(11)362229
Mercantile(16)-18-
Agriculture/fishing25-15(18)
Traditional craft--9-
Service work(13)(30)11(16)
unskilled work(9)(27)633
Economic branch
Construction(-)561650
Industry(8)-7(9)
Commerce, hotels, restaurants etc.16-21-
Public Services33(12)27(7)
Farming/fishing27-15(20)
Transport and communication--(5)(11)
Other sectors(7)(16)10-
Main place of work
Arab Jerusalem-(6)
West Bank-94
Gaza99-
Israel100100
Number of jobs last year
1 job86648971
2-4 jobs(8)32725
5 jobs or more(7)-(4)-
Number of jobs last 2 years
1 job83528160
2-4 jobs(7)391230
5 jobs or more(10)-(5)(10)
Number of working weeks last 2 months
0 weeks-(11)(4)-
1-2 weeks(10)(18)(6)(9)
3-4 weeks254012(18)
5-6 weeks21(20)1629
7-8 weeks42(12)6240
Daily two-way travel time to place of work
Less than 15 min27-30-
16-30 min43-32-
31-60 min20-2125
61-120 min(6)421248
More than 120 min-48(5)(21)
N (UNW) 19611333693
N (NIW) 17597466132


----------------

al@mashriq                       960428/960710