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ALTHOUGH RELIABLE DATA ARE AVAILABLE FOR BOTH EMPLOYMENT AND WAGES, LEBANON IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE REGIONAL AVERAGES SHOWN IN THE TEXT TABLES BECAUSE ITS UNIQUE SITUATION, COMBINED WITH A RELATIVELY SMALL NUMBER OF COUNTRIES IN THE MENA REGION, WOULD MAKE SUCH INCLUSION HIGHLY MISLEADING.

Data on wages and salaries is taken from EMTPM Background paper in EMTPM files and relates to 1991. In Lebanon, consolidated Central Government includes education and Health services. Accordingly employment figure includes education and Health employment.

Morocco Paid employment in non-agricultural activities is drawn from the ILO's Yearbook of Labor Statistics 1995 and refers to 1994.

Central Government, Education and Health employment are taken from Note on Public Administration as of December 1995 and refer to 1995. Non central government is taken from Morocco Public Expenditure Review of August 30, 1994 and relates to 1993. Military employment data include conscripts (100,000), but do not include personnel of paramilitary units, i.e., Gendarmerie Royale (12,000), the Force auxiliaire (30,000), and the Customs/Coast Guard.

Average wage estimate comes from Anne Marie Leroy's report "La Fonction Publique Marocaine au ler Decembre 1995: Constats et elements de reforme". Data on wages in manufacturing (monthly basis) is taken from a World Bank Report 'Kingdom of Morocco: Country Economic Memorandum: Towards a Higher Growth and Employment" and refers to 1995.

# Syria

Paid employment in non-agricultural activities is drawn from the ILO's Yearbook of Labor Statistics 1995 and refers to 1991.

Education, Health, Central Government estimates are taken from Algerian Background report and are for 1992 (see reference for Algeria). Non Central government in Syria is based on a staff estimate. Military employment data do not include paramilitary personnel, i.e., Gendarmerie (8,000), and the Ba'th Party Workers Militia.

GDP, and data on Consolidated Central Government wages and salaries are taken from IMF Senior economist from Syria Leigh Alexander and refer to 1994.

# Tunisia

Paid employment in non-agricultural activities is drawn from the ILO's Yearbook of Labor Statistics 1995 and refers to 1989.

Data relating to Central Government employment is taken from Republique Tunisienne: Enieux de la reforme de la fonction publigue written by Maria Pigato (MN1CO) in June 1995 and relates to the year 1994. Education and Health data are taken from the IMF Algerian Background paper. Health does not include persons working in Hospitals and other PSE. Local Government data are also taken from Miria Pigato and are only restricted to communes. Military employment data are taken from International Institute for Strategic Studies: The Militar Balance Survey of 1995-96. Data include conscripts (26,400), but do not include paramilitary, i.e., Police (13,000), and National Guard (10,000).

Data on average wages in the Central Government is taken from Republique Tunisienne: Enjeux de ia reforme de la fonction publique of June 1995 (non official working document) which states that " average central government salaries are three times per capita GDP".

# West **Bank/Gaza**

Data on population and labor force are from the Civil Service Review mission of January, 1996 (EMTPM, DP). The unemployment figure is found by taking the weighted average of unemployment rates in West Bank and Gaza. All statistical data exclude the population of East Jerusalem.

All numbers relating to Central Government employment are drawn from the Civil Service Study of June 1996. Of this number, 934 are daily workers and relate to 1995 levels. Data on civil service employees include 25,000 police force. Data on Health employment include 673 daily workers and are from 1996 Civil Service Review Mission, Aide Memoire. Data on Education include 323 daily workers. All statistical data exclude the population of East Jerusalem.

Estimates of GDP at market prices are taken from Country Office and are for 1995. Average monthly net pay (excluding non-wage payments) for permanent employees is estimated at NIS 1360 as of October 1995.

Yemen Unemployment rates estimated at 25-30% for the years 1991-93 (Country Assistance Strategy, September 1995). Central Government employment figures are taken from S. Schiavo-Campo's Note on Civil Service and Administrative Reform in Yemen and are for 1996. Education Employment data are taken from Education Sector Investment Proiect of February 01, 1994. Health employment data is from Gail Richardson (MN2HR) after consultation of Project Implementation Unit data in Yemen. Military employment data include conscripts (25,000 est.), but do not include personnel in paramilitary units, i.e., Ministry of National Security forces (10,000), and tribal levies (20,000 + est.) GDP at market price is taken from World Tables 1995 and refers to 1993 (estimate). Data on wages and salaries is taken from EMTPM files (SSC BTOR of 3 February 1995) and relates to 1994.