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Algeria Paid employment in non-agricultural activities is drawn from the ILO's Yearbook of Labor Statistics 1995 and refers to 1987.

Central Government employment figures do not include Defense data or social security. They are drawn from B. Pecheur's report (draft 09/05/95). Central Government is defined as Central Government excluding local government, PTr personnel, career armed forces and judiciary. Military includes 90,000 conscripts. Data on Health workers are taken from a May 17, 1995 IMF Algeria Background paper by E. Bell and Feler (p. 19), which specifies that health workers are 0.64% of population (.64 per 100 inhabitants) for the year 1994. It does not include a number of health workers who are under contract or work for semi-autonomous hospitals (32). In Algeria, education is the sole responsibility of the central government and private education is illegal. Employment in State-owned enterprises is taken from IMF Report SM/96/135 Selected Economic Issues, dated June 13, 1996. Military employment data include 90,000 conscripts, but do not include paramilitary units, such as the Gendarmerie, (24,000), the National Security Forces (16,000), both under the command of the Ministry of Interior and the Republican Guard (1,200).

Wages and Salaries are taken from IMF Report No. 95/108 of May 17,1995 and relate to 1994. In Algeria, Education and Health are the sole responsibility of the Central Government. Accordingly, the data on Consolidated Central Government employment is inclusive of Education and Health employment. Data on wages in manufacturing (monthly basis) are taken from a report from the Algerian National Statistical Office in Algeria: 'Les Salaires Bruts Moyens en Algerie" and refer to 1993.

Bahrain Central Government employment, education and health employment are taken from IMF Report SM 94/85 of April 1, 1994 and relate to 1993. There is no local Government structure in Bahrain. Source: Mr. Buhiji of the Embassy of Bahrain.

GDP at market prices, Average Government wage and wage bill are taken from IMF Report SM/96/39 of February 12, 1996 and relates to 1995. All other data stems from this data.

Egypt Paid employment in non-agricultural activities is drawn from the ILO's Yearbook of Labor Statistics 1995 and refers to 1992.

Central Govemment, Non-Central Government, and employment in State-owned enterprises are taken from IMF Report No. SM 95/226 of September 6, 1995 and relate to FY 1993/94. Education employment data are taken from EMTHR (John Evans mission of September 1995) and are for 1994-95. The data reflect the number of "Full time equivalent" teachers in the primary, secondary and university sectors. It does not include University teachers. In addition it does not reflect the official Egyptian definition of teachers. Teachers are under Governorate jurisdiction in Egypt; however, the system remains highly centralized. Accordingly, they have been included in central government employment. Health employment is a WB Staff estimate. Military employment data include conscripts (222,000), but do not include paramilitary units, i.e., the Coast Guards (2,000), the Central Security Forces (60,000) under the authority of the Ministry of Interior, and the Border Guard forces (12,000).

GDP at market price is taken from World Tables 1995 and refers to 1994 (estimate). Data on wages and salaries of Consolidated Central Government is taken from the IMF's Report No. SM/95/226 of September 6, 1995.

Jordan Paid employment in non-agricultural activities is drawn from the ILO's Yearbook of Labor Statistics 1995 and refers to 1993.

Data on Central Government Education and Health employment estimates are taken from Barbara Nunberg's Aide Memoire on Jordan dated December 1994. Non central Government employment represents a staff estimate for 1996 based on data taken from WB report on Local government finance sector study of April 20, 1990..

Military employment data do not include personnel of paramilitary units, i.e., the Public Security Directorate (10,000) under the authority of the Ministry of Interior, and the Civil Militia People's Army (200,000).

GDP at market price, and data on wages and salaries of Consolidated Central Government are taken from Government Finance Statistics and relate to 1993. In Jordan, Consolidated Central Government includes Education and Health services. Accordingly, employment figure includes Education and Health employment. Data on wages in manufacturing (monthly basis) are taken from the Intemational Labor Office's Yearbook of Labor Statistics 1995 and refer to 1993.

Lebanon Civil Service numbers only refer to currently filled Civil Administration employees for 1994. In total, there were 110,000 people on the government payroll. Non central Government employment comes from the same source as above and relates to 1992. Teachers' data were taken from the Administrative Rehabilitation Project, Technical Annex of June 5, 1995. The note mentions 32,000 teachers. Health Sector employment data are taken from Annex 3 of the note based on a report prepared for the World Bank by Cristian de Clerq of the UNARDOL. It states that as of 1992, the Ministry of Health and Social Affairs employed 2,984 employees. NGOs employ four times as many people, or about 6,880 people, in the sector. Military employment data do not include paramilitary units, i.e., the Internal Security Force (13,000), under the authority of the Ministry of Interior.