Employment by gender and area of residence

Table 2.53 Type, place and sector of employment, by gender and main geographical area of residence, 1993. Percentage of persons working one week or more during a four-week period prior to the survey (October/ November 1993)

	Male		Female
	Gaza	West Bank camps	Gaza	West Bank camps
Main area of work
Occupied Territories	77	73	99	93
Israel	23	26	1	7
Abroad	0	0
Type of work in main job last month
High professional	3	2	7	1
Middle professional	8	8	40	40
Vocational	32	28	2	20
Mercantile	15	10	23	9
Agriculture	14	3	10	4
Traditional craft	3	4	8	2
Service	14	23	8	16
Unskilled	10	22	1	7
Sector of work in main job last month
Construction	24	24		1
Industry	10	11	1	8
Commerce/restaurants	15	10	24	8
Public services	26	35	45	50
Farming/fishing	14	3	12	4
Transport/communication	4	6	1
Other	7	10	16	29
n	760	501	65	67

Table 2.54 Work-weeks, status and type of pay by gender and main geographical area of residence, 1993. Percentage of persons working one week or more during a four-week period prior to the survey (October/ November 1993)

	Male			Female
	Gaza	West Bank camps	Gaza		West Bank camps
Work weeks in main job month
1	10	12	3		9
2	17	24	8		11
3	14	24	3		19
4	60	39	85		60
Work status main job last month
UNRWA employed	5	6	17		13
Civil Administration	9	3	19		8
Other employee	6	13	7		28
Self-employed	31	18	28		8
Unpaid family worker	3	3	15		4
Employer	5	7	2		6
Other	40	51	12		33
Type of payment main job last month
Daily wage	34	35	10		19
Weekly wage	8	12			7
Monthly wage	28	32	43		56
Unpaid family	4	6	19		8
Sub-contr./piece-work	26	15	28		10
n	760	501	65		67

Table 2.55 Type, place and sector of employment, by refugee status, males 1993. Percentage of males working one week or more during a four-week period prior to the survey (October/ November 1993)

	Refugee status
	Gaza
	Non-refuge	Refugee outside camps	Refugee in camps	Refugee in West Bank camps	Non-registered refugee	Non-refugee in camps
Main area of work
Occupied Territories	71	82	81	74	56	74
Israel	29	18	18	26	44	26
Abroad	0	0	0	0	0	0
Type of work in main job last month
High professional	3	5	1	2	7	5
Middle professional	3	9	14	8	0	4
Vocational	31	33	35	29	20	21
Mercantile	14	17	13	10	24	0
Agriculture	26	5	7	3	0	0
Traditional craft	1	4	5	4	0	0
Service	9	21	16	23	32	26
Unskilled	13	6	10	22	17	44
Sector of work in main job last month
Construction	29	17	22	25	24	27
Industry	7	10	13	12	12	10
Commerce /restaurants	15	20	13	11	0	0
Public services	15	36	33	34	39	50
Farming/fishing	26	5	8	3	0	0
Transport /communication	2	6	4	6	0	5
Other	5	5	8	10	24	9
n	300	166	279	484	14	17

Table 2.56 Number of work weeks, status and type of pay, by refugee status, males 1993. Percentage of males working one week or more during a four-week period prior to the survey (October/November 1993)

	Refugee status
	Gaza
	Non-refuge	Refugee outside camps	Refugee in camps	Refugee in West Bank camps	Non-registered refugee	Non-refugee in camps
Weeks worked in main job last month
1	8	7	12	12	13	11
2	15	18	20	25	11	15
3	14	15	12	24	39	22
4	63	60	57	39	37	52
Work status main job last month
UNRWA employed	1	7	9	6	7	4
Civil Administration	8	12	9	3
Other employee	5	6	8	13	6	9
Self-employed	33	32	28	19	5	11
Unpaid family worker	7	1	1	3
Employer	4	9	3	7	24
Other	42	33	42	49	58	76
Type of payment main job last month
Daily wage	37	27	35	36	54	9
Weekly wage	7	10	8	11	7	15
Monthly wage	23	30	33	31	33	45
Unpaid family	8	3	1	7
Sub-contr./piece-work	26	30	23	15	5	31
n	300	166	279	484	14	17

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