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Sheet: 2.1

Table 2.1: Employment status by country, nationality, sex and year (percent)
Country | Survey / Census | year | Employment status | Nationals |  |  | Non-Nationals |  |  | Total
 |  |  |  | Male | Female | Total | Male | Female | Total | Male | Female | Total
Bahrain
 | Survey | 2005 | Employer |  |  | 4.318181818181818 |  |  | 2.255639097744361 |  |  | 3.645833333333333
 |  |  | Self-employed |  |  | 5.045454545454545 |  |  | 0.2819548872180451 |  |  | 3.492647058823529
 |  |  | Unpaid family workers |  |  | 0.04545454545454546 |  |  | … |  |  | 0.03063725490196078
 |  |  | Salaried worker |  |  | 90.5909090909091 |  |  | 97.4624060150376 |  |  | 92.83088235294117
 | Census | 2010 | Employer | 4.618830360846122 | 4.999822952445027 | 4.740385918929911 | 0.5800859267998784 | 0.4077449003728275 | 0.5509573810994441 | 1.452654746712932 | 4.38652650709403 | 1.605643857356369
 |  |  | Self-employed | 2.672749896308586 | 0.7754682907829042 | 2.067422838808803 | … | … | … | 0.5774773095507792 | 0.6030441337436236 | 0.5204726346580736
 |  |  | Unpaid family workers | … | … | … | … | … | … | … | … | …
 |  |  | Salaried worker | 92.7084197428453 | 94.22470875677207 | 93.19219124226129 | 99.43020333875235 | 99.59225509962717 | 99.44904261890055 | 97.96986794373629 | 97.50521467958117 | 97.87388350798555
Egypt
 | Survey | 2005 | Employer | 18.4 | 3.9 | 15.6 |  |  |  | 17.4 | 3.8 | 14.7
 |  |  | Self-employed | 12 | 14 | 12.4 |  |  |  | 11.9 | 13.9 | 12.3
 |  |  | Unpaid family workers | 8.4 | 31.6 | 12.8 |  |  |  | 8.5 | 31.5 | 13
 |  |  | Salaried worker | 61.3 | 50.5 | 59.2 |  |  |  | 62.2 | 50.8 | 60
 | Survey | 2010 | Employer | 17.6 | 3.1 | 14.7 |  |  |  | 17.6 | 3.1 | 14.7
 |  |  | Self-employed | 11.3 | 15.6 | 12.2 |  |  |  | 11.3 | 15.6 | 12.2
 |  |  | Unpaid family workers | 6.4 | 29.3 | 10.9 |  |  |  | 6.4 | 29.3 | 10.9
 |  |  | Salaried worker | 64.7 | 52 | 62.2 |  |  |  | 64.7 | 52 | 62.2
 | Survey | 2012 | Employer | 18.8 | 2.8 | 15.7
 |  |  | Self-employed | 11.7 | 13.4 | 12.1
 |  |  | Unpaid family workers | 5.4 | 27.5 | 9.8
 |  |  | Salaried worker | 64 | 56.3 | 62.5
Jordan
 | Survey | 2005 | Employer | 7.9 | 1.6 | 7.1
 |  |  | Self-employed | 10.5 | 2.5 | 9.5
 |  |  | Unpaid family workers* | 0.6 | 1.5 | 0.8
 |  |  | Salaried worker | 80.9 | 94.3 | 82.7
 | Survey | 2010 | Employer | 7.7 | 2.1 | 6.8
 |  |  | Self-employed | 10.5 | 2.4 | 9.2
 |  |  | Unpaid family workers* | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.6
 |  |  | Salaried worker | 81.3 | 94.8 | 83.5
Kuwait
 | Census | 2005 | Employer | 2.16 | 0.42 | 1.56 | 0.36 | 0.06 | 0.29 | 0.65 | 0.16 | 0.52
 |  |  | Self-employed | 1.65 | 0.26 | 1.17 | 2.95 | 0.27 | 2.34 | 2.75 | 0.27 | 2.12
 |  |  | Unpaid family workers | 0.04 | 0.06 | 0.05 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.03
 |  |  | Salaried worker | 96.15 | 99.26 | 97.22 | 96.67 | 99.64 | 97.35 | 96.58 | 99.54 | 97.33
 | Survey | 2008 | Employer | 1.39 | 0.38 | 1 | 0.49 | 0.06 | 0.39 | 0.65 | 0.15 | 0.52
 |  |  | Self-employed | 0.59 | 0.07 | 0.39 | 1.16 | 0.01 | 0.9 | 1.06 | 0.03 | 0.79
 |  |  | Unpaid family workers* | 3.78 | 4.01 | 3.87 | 1.37 | 1.07 | 1.31 | 1.79 | 2 | 1.85
 |  |  | Salaried worker | 94.24 | 95.53 | 94.74 | 96.98 | 98.86 | 97.4 | 96.5 | 97.82 | 96.84
 | Census | 2011 | Employer | 3.7 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.8 | 1
 |  |  | Self-employed | 2.2 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 1.8
 |  |  | Unpaid family workers | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.4
 |  |  | Salaried worker | 93.7 | 95.3 | 94.4 | 96.8 | 98.5 | 97.3 | 96.3 | 97.8 | 96.8
Lebanon | Survey | 2004
 |  |  | Employer |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6.4 | 1.1 | 5.1
 |  |  | Self-employed |  |  |  |  |  |  | 34.1 | 10.2 | 28.5
 |  |  | Unpaid family workers |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 | 4 | 3.3
 |  |  | Salaried worker |  |  |  |  |  |  | 55.6 | 83.5 | 62.1
 | Survey | 2009
 |  |  | Employer |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5.856772111945009 | 1.030927835051546 | 4.744939271255061
 |  |  | Self-employed |  |  |  |  |  |  | 35.78592971873466 | 13.65979381443299 | 30.68825910931174
 |  |  | Unpaid family workers |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.7575226204671389 | 3.912839737582006 | 1.484480431848853
 |  |  | Salaried worker |  |  |  |  |  |  | 55.08872834397138 | 79.19400187441424 | 60.64237516869096
Morocco |  | 2005
 |  |  | Employer |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6.18831012451404 | 1.360110035447306 | 4.860474877002625
 |  |  | Self-employed |  |  |  |  |  |  | 32.96479444575689 | 11.38437856181978 | 27.02982150800822
 |  |  | Unpaid family workers* |  |  |  |  |  |  | 30 | 56.3 | 30.7
 |  |  | Salaried worker |  |  |  |  |  |  | 39.92673824746851 | 30.91230927151368 | 37.44762049972523
 |  | 2010
 |  |  | Employer |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5.86593852381159 | 1.362624067636103 | 4.66391245072518
 |  |  | Self-employed |  |  |  |  |  |  | 32.3476903983918 | 15.09677860734585 | 27.74307269198258
 |  |  | Unpaid family workers* |  |  |  |  |  |  | 14.2 | 48.6 | 23.4
 |  |  | Salaried worker |  |  |  |  |  |  | 47.63688109812977 | 34.90637203097348 | 44.23885270583215
 |  | 2012
 |  |  | Employer |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6.038660243239991 | 1.869314756123019 | 4.951751595523069
 |  |  | Self-employed |  |  |  |  |  |  | 33.62594371158153 | 16.45868522051921 | 29.15060297304515
 |  |  | Unpaid family workers* |  |  |  |  |  |  | 13.3 | 47.8 | 22.2
 |  |  | Salaried worker |  |  |  |  |  |  | 47.09436890605063 | 33.93628001290516 | 43.66418048689012
Oman | Census | 2010
 |  |  | Employer | 2.4 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 1.2
 |  |  | Self-employed | 4.6 | 6.2 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 2.1 | 3.4 | 2.3
 |  |  | Unpaid family workers | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.2
 |  |  | Salaried worker | 92.8 | 91.7 | 92.6 | 98.8 | 99.2 | 98.8 | 96.5 | 95.3 | 96.3
Palestine
 | Survey | 2005 | Employer | 5.056941076309429 | 0.8442925213597476 | 4.352222781946334 |  |  |  | 5.056941076309429 | 0.8442925213597476 | 4.352222781946334
 |  |  | Self-employed | 29.43806093349655 | 12.00483628742962 | 26.5217216809877 |  |  |  | 29.43806093349655 | 12.00483628742962 | 26.5217216809877
 |  |  | Unpaid family workers | 6.1 | 31.3 | 10.2 |  |  |  | 6.1 | 31.3 | 10.2
 |  |  | Salaried worker | 59.4 | 55.9 | 58.9 |  |  |  | 59.4 | 55.9 | 58.9
 | Survey | 2010 | Employer | 7.361715878249337 | 1.439722100183137 | 6.4 |  |  |  | 7.361715878249337 | 1.439722100183137 | 6.4
 |  |  | Self-employed | 20.16144223116074 | 12.01291084232103 | 18.8 |  |  |  | 20.16144223116074 | 12.01291084232103 | 18.8
 |  |  | Unpaid family workers | 4.7 | 19.5 | 7.2 |  |  |  | 4.7 | 19.5 | 7.2
 |  |  | Salaried worker | 67.7 | 67.1 | 67.6 |  |  |  | 67.7 | 67.1 | 67.6
 | Survey | 2012 | Employer | 7.386626631851003 | 1.649374962457578 | 6.400007203343158 |  |  |  | 7.386626631851003 | 1.649374962457578 | 6.400007203343158
 |  |  | Self-employed | 19.380437859609 | 10.57936021905125 | 17.86694068494209 |  |  |  | 19.380437859609 | 10.57936021905125 | 17.86694068494209
 |  |  | Unpaid family workers | 5.549902264281066 | 24.57350848851786 | 8.821339632323006 |  |  |  | 5.549902264281066 | 24.57350848851786 | 8.821339632323006
 |  |  | Salaried worker | 67.68303324425911 | 63.19775632997335 | 66.91171247939253 |  |  |  | 67.68303324425911 | 63.19775632997335 | 66.91171247939253
Qatar
 | Survey | 2001 | Employer | 2.52751598233705 | 0.1290322580645161 | 1.895815127682299 | 0.3958315824859232 | 0.2170422786466076 | 0.3736920777279522 | 0.636911816223549 | 0.1955759374157 | 0.5741504427607813
 |  |  | Self-employed | 0.2174915969155737 | 0 | 0.1602097290999126 | 0.4525590385746702 | 0 | 0.3965185888798074 | 0.4259743744549541 | 0 | 0.3653975256545507
 |  |  | Unpaid family workers | 0.0889738351018256 | 0 | 0.06554034372269152 | 0.03697789730229431 | 0 | 0.0323989190542461 | 0.04285831414026222 | 0 | 0.03676353057766696
 |  |  | Salaried worker | 97.16601858564556 | 99.87096774193547 | 97.8784347994951 | 99.11463148163712 | 99.7829577213534 | 99.19739041433799 | 98.89425549518124 | 99.8044240625843 | 99.023688501007
 | Survey | 2009 | Employer | 2.90464655362255 | 0.424144837607509 | 2.013460697303628 | 0.2366030174661702 | 0.04165819955293639 | 0.2204987451632127 | 0.3430313252165358 | 0.120274775392911 | 0.3211692016639955
 |  |  | Self-employed | 0.1409381193569698 | 0 | 0.09030237184823557 | 0.07685480845768868 | 0.04673846779109937 | 0.0743669159553127 | 0.0794110929566577 | 0.03713180985284503 | 0.07526165307863734
 |  |  | Unpaid family workers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
 |  |  | Salaried worker | 96.95441532702048 | 99.57585516239249 | 97.89623693084813 | 99.68654217407614 | 99.91160333265596 | 99.70513433888148 | 99.57755758182681 | 99.84259341475425 | 99.60356914525737
 | Survey | 2012 | Employer | 3.652607595845069 | 2.201536643026005 | 3.178244961539855 | 0.1415366116385681 | 0.1166031511290598 | 0.138749821198684 | 0.3083155726633676 | 0.4531361793465299 | 0.3264258015065692
 |  |  | Self-employed | 0.310364004951472 | 0 | 0.2089043990677792 | 0.1689134783651179 | 0.01421989647915363 | 0.1516235159490774 | 0.1756325028356 | 0.01192463629859289 | 0.1551603684182664
 |  |  | Unpaid family workers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.07014203762619303 | 0 | 0.06230232521178022 | 0.0668102291232947 | 0 | 0.0584554199134651
 |  |  | Salaried worker | 96.03702839920346 | 97.798463356974 | 96.61285063939236 | 99.61940787237012 | 99.8691769523918 | 99.64732433764047 | 99.44924169537774 | 99.53493918435487 | 99.4599584101617
Sudan
 | Census | 2008 | Employer |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6.5 | 3.2 | 5.4
 |  |  | Self-employed |  |  |  |  |  |  | 33.4 | 24.4 | 30.5
 |  |  | Unpaid family workers |  |  |  |  |  |  | 20.7 | 44.9 | 28.5
 |  |  | Salaried worker |  |  |  |  |  |  | 27.8 | 16.2 | 24
 |  |  | Unpaid non-family workers |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1.6 | 3 | 2.1
 |  |  | Not specified |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10 | 8.3 | 9.4
Syrian Arab Republic | Survey | 2005
 |  |  | Employer | 9.408031742949426 | 2.634782098434942 | 8.498329226940948
 |  |  | Self-employed | 28.33696145124848 | 9.406129272425098 | 25.79439671983345
 |  |  | Unpaid family workers* | 7.1 | 21.8 | 9.1
 |  |  | Salaried worker | 55.14740180035541 | 66.10733216128786 | 56.61940958803765
 | Survey | 2010
 |  |  | Employer | 4.689604111802958 | 1.011552923907037 | 4.215970467107634
 |  |  | Self-employed | 31.28180890788673 | 11.97285537301479 | 28.79533724917982
 |  |  | Unpaid family workers | 2.715633553464209 | 11.14971411180858 | 3.801715315362728
 |  |  | Salaried worker | 61.31295342683784 | 75.86587759126849 | 63.18697696834153
Tunisia |  | 2004
 |  |  | Employer/Self-employed |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 20.3
 |  |  | Unpaid family workers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3.6
 |  |  | Salaried worker |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 76.1
 |  | 2006
 |  |  | Self-employed |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 24.82
 |  |  | Salaried worker |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 68.17
 |  |  | Unpaid family workers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6.91
 |  |  | Not specified |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.100000000000005
 |  | 2007
 |  |  | Self-employed |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 24.54
 |  |  | Salaried worker |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 69.5
 |  |  | Unpaid family workers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5.79
 |  |  | Not specified |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.1700000000000079
 |  | 2009
 |  |  | Self-employed |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 25.01
 |  |  | Salaried worker |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 69.06
 |  |  | Unpaid family workers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4.95
 |  |  | Not specified |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.9799999999999924
 |  | 2010
 |  |  | Self-employed |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 25.62
 |  |  | Salaried worker |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 68.5
 |  |  | Unpaid family workers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5.84
 |  |  | Not specified |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.03999999999999559
United Arab Emirates | Survey | 2005
 |  |  | Employer | 3.098984616843574 | 0.4732980989193027 | 2.561133254335883 | 1.499475146404566 | 0.7680545795475011 | 1.409193538544691 | 1.608863992854846 | 0.7331560890870261 | 1.495435262996597
 |  |  | Self-employed | 1.784202290877809 | 0.2866082932344666 | 1.477431864698912 | 1.721499902786473 | 0.5727744956441594 | 1.579709007854521 | 1.72578805614208 | 0.5388930743989988 | 1.572051873477749
 |  |  | Unpaid family workers | 0.0006773736867417648 | 0.005258867765770029 | 0.001615856942798664 | 4.97255893352534e-05 | 0 | 4.358779890333098e-05 | 9.264981243045474e-05 | 0.000622637867589831 | 0.0001612981273287417
 |  |  | Salaried worker | 95.10597511329075 | 99.20591096736872 | 95.94581493051815 | 96.75500749116003 | 98.62491745620324 | 96.98581653023686 | 96.64223182280168 | 98.69370575379654 | 96.90795522363986
 | Survey | 2009
 |  |  | Employer | 3.177966101694915 | 0.7434944237918215 | 2.557625513103884 | 4.15060212289971 | 0.8905852417302799 | 3.552964042759961 | 4.056656254011725 | 0.8690928843020098 | 3.447321057732244
 |  |  | Self-employed | 0.7203389830508474 | 0 | 0.5367856015156299 | 1.085249178923319 | 0.4452926208651399 | 0.9679300291545189 | 1.048397449612735 | 0.3802281368821293 | 0.9206700816835109
 |  |  | Unpaid family workers | 0.1271186440677966 | 0 | 0.0947268708556994 | 0.03331905373887382 | 0.1696352841391009 | 0.05830903790087463 | 0.04279173263725448 | 0.144848814050335 | 0.06230098297106466
 |  |  | Salaried worker | 95.97457627118644 | 99.25650557620818 | 96.81086201452479 | 94.7308296444381 | 98.49448685326549 | 95.42079689018465 | 94.85215456373828 | 98.60583016476552 | 95.56970787761318
Yemen | Survey | 2005-06
 |  |  | Employer / Self-employed |  |  |  |  |  |  | 46.7 | 43.3 | 46.5
 |  |  | Unpaid family workers* |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1.2 | 20.6 | 2.6
 |  |  | Salaried worker |  |  |  |  |  |  | 52.1 | 36 | 50.9
 | Survey | 2010
 |  |  | Employer |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4.7 | 2 | 4.6
 |  |  | Self-employed |  |  |  |  |  |  | 29.4 | 40.5 | 30.2
 |  |  | Unpaid family workers |  |  |  |  |  |  | … | … | …
 |  |  | Salaried worker |  |  |  |  |  |  | 65.8 | 57.5 | 65.3