Composition of the labour force

Table 2.8 Average age, by main geographical area, gender and labour-force status. Percentage of all adults inrespective groups

	Average age	n
Gaza male
Non-participants	33.1	917
Participants	34.7	825
Gaza female
Non-participants	34.6	1685
Participants	36.3	110
West Bank camps male
Non-participants	32.8	391
Participants	33.2	512
West Bank camps female
Non-participants	33.3	871
Participants	31.7	91

Table 2.9 Labour force, by main geographical area, gender, age, education and occupation. Percentage of labour-force participants in respective groups

	Gaza	West Bank camps
Male	88	85
Female	12	15
Age intervals used by CBS
15-17	3	3
18-24	22	27
25-34	35	35
35-44	23	19
45-54	11	8
55-64	6	6
65 or more	1	1
Age in 10-year intervals
15-19	7	8
20-29	37	42
30-39	29	26
40-49	16	13
50-59	8	8
60+	4	4
Education intervals used by CBS (FAFO results)
0	6	4
1-4	6	6
5-8	26	31
9-10	17	19
11-12	26	19
13 or more	20	21
Grouped years of education
0	6	4
1-6	24	23
7-9	21	27
10-12	29	25
13+	20	21
Occupation
High professional	6	4
Middle professional	11	16
Business administration	1	0
Skilled worker	25	28
Sales worker	6	1
Farmer/fisher	5	2
Traditional craftsman	4	6
Other training	6	17
No training/housewife/student	36	26
n	901	590

Table 2.10 Gaza labour force, by gender, age, education and occupation. Percentage of labour-force participants in respective groups in Gaza

	Male	Female	Total
Age intervals used by CBS
5-17	3	4	3
18-24	21	26	22
25-34	37	21	35
35-44	23	23	23
45-54	11	13	11
55-64	5	13	6
65+	1	1	1
Age in 10-year intervals
15-19	7	8	7
20-29	37	34	37
30 -39	30	22	29
40-49	16	17	16
50-59	7	12	8
60+	3	9	4
Education intervals used by CBS (FAFO results)
0	4	24	6
1-4	6	1	6
5-8	28	10	26
9-10	17	10	17
11-12	27	17	26
13 or more	17	37	20
Years of education
0	4	24	6
1-6	26	9	24
7-9	22	13	21
10-12	31	17	29
13+	17	37	20
Occupation
High professional	6	6	6
Middle professional	8	30	11
Business administration	1	1	1
Skilled worker	27	10	25
Sales worker	7	4	6
Farmer/fisher	5		5
Traditional craftsman	4	3	4
Other training	7	1	6
No training/housewife/student	35	43	36
n	794	106	901

Table 2.11 Labour force in the West Bank refugee camps, by gender, age, education and occupation. Percentage of labour-force participants in respective groups in West Bank refugee camps

	Male	Female	Total
Age intervals used by CBS
5-17	3	5	3
18-24	26	35	27
25-34	35	33	35
35-44	19	16	19
45-54	9	4	8
55-64	7	4	6
65+	1	3	1
Age in 10-year intervals
15-19	7	15	8
20-29	42	44	42
30 -39	26	24	26
40-49	14	6	13
50-59	8	5	8
60+	3	5	4
Education intervals used by CBS (FAFO results)
0	3	11	4
1-4	7	5	6
5-8	32	23	31
9-10	20	15	19
11-12	20	11	19
13 or more	18	36	21
Years of education
0	3	11	4
1-6	24	15	23
7-9	28	19	27
10-12	26	19	25
13+	18	36	21
Occupation
High professional	4	3	4
Middle professional	12	39	16
Business administration	0		0
Skilled worker	28	27	28
Sales worker	1		1
Farmer/fisher	2	1	2
Traditional craftsman	7		6
Other training	19	8	17
No training/housewife/student	27	22	26
n	501	88	590

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