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GDP at Market Prices and wage bill estimates are from Ian Lienert (IMF) and relate to 1995. Accordingly, GDP per capita, Wages and salaries as percent of GDP are based on this data Average central government wage is taken from IMF Report No. SM/96/276 of November 1, 1996 and relates to 1995.

Djibouti Central Govemment Employment, Education and Health employment data are taken from IMF Staff Country Report No. 96/44 of June 1996 and relate to 1995. State-owned enterprise employment data are also taken from IMF Staff Country Report 96/44 of June 1996 but relate to 1992.

Ethiopia Unemployment data are taken from the ILO's Yearbook of Labor Statistics 1995, refer to 1993 and source IlIl, Code 1: _Employment office statistics_ and include people who are registered on the books of the employment office. This estimate may be underestimating the number of unemployed persons in Ethiopia.

General Government employment is taken from WB Report No. 12992 ET, Public Expenditure Review of October 21, 1994 and relates to 1994. Employment is State Owned enterprise estimates are taken from IMF Report No. SM/94/234 of August 31, 1994 and relates to 1994. Following the declaration of independence by Eritrea in April 1993, the estimated strength of the Ethiopian armed forces is some 120,000. Most are former members of the Tigray Liberation Front, with perhaps 10-15,000 from the Oromo Liberation front. Estimated numbers in service must be taken with caution.

Gabon Non-agricultural employment is from IMF Report SMI/95/242 , Background Paper of September 19, 1995 and relates to 1993.

Central Government, Non-Central Government and State-owned enterprise employment is taken from IMF Background Paper No. SM 95/242 of September 19,1995 and relates to 1993. Education data are supplied by Herbert Bergmann AF3PH and are for 1995. Education employment is made up of 6,530 teachers, of which 4,412 are for elementary schools, and 2,118 for secondary schools.

GDP and Wages and Salaries estimates are taken from IMF Background Paper No. SM/95/242 of September 19,1995 and relate to 1995.

Gambia Paid employment in non-agricultural activities is drawn from the ILO's Yearbook of Labor Statistics 1995 and refers to 1987. It reflects data gathered through Establishment surveys, that is, data on the number of workers on establishment payrolls. This in tum may result in an underestimation of employment.

Central, Non-Central, Education and Health employment are taken from IMF Report No SM/95/238 of September 18, 1995, Statistical Annex and relate to 1994/95.

Ghana Paid employment in non-agricultural activities is drawn from the ILO's Yearbook of Labor Statistics 1995 and refers to 1991. It reflects data gathered through Establishment surveys, that is, data on the number of workers on establishment payrolls. This in tum may result in an underestimation of employment.

Central Government employment corresponds to 'Civil Service organizations". Local Govemment corresponds to Metropolitan, municipal and district assemblies. The number for Education Service excludes 18,000 trainees. Education is believed to continue to be paid by the central government since recurrent expenditures authority has not yet been devolved to local authorities. Health employment data include people working for the Ministry of Health and people working in Health for subvented agencies. No information is available regarding administration staff in both these areas; accordingly, data on health probably overstates the number of medical personnel and understates that of central government personnel. Military employment does not include paramilitary personnel in the people's militia (5,000 part-time force with police duties), or the Presidential Guard (one infantry battalion). State-owned Enterprise employment is taken from IMF Staff country Report No. 96/69 of August 1996. It states that from the 240,000 jobs which state-owned enterprises provided in the 1980's, 41,000 had been retrenched by 1993 and additional jobs were being targeted by the Bank-funded PSAC in 1996-97. Therefore the figure of 1993 corresponds to the 240,000 less the 41,000.

Wages and salaries for Consolidated Central Government are from IMF Government Finance Statistics, 1995 and relate to 1993. Data on wages in manufacturing (monthly basis) is taken from the International Labor Office's Yearbook of Labor Statistics 1995 and refers to 1991.

# Guinea

Military employment includes 7,500 conscripts, but does not include paramilitary forces such as the people's militia (7,000), the gendarmerie (1,000) or the Republican Guard (1,600).

## Guinea Bissau

Unemployment estimate is from WB Country economist and relate to 1995.

Data on Central Government come from Marcelo Andrade (AF5CO) based on his February 1996 mission, and refers to the end of 1995. Data on Education and Health are from IMF estimations. Source: Esteban Garcia de Motiloa (AF5CO). Local Government employment is a staff estimate (AF5CO).