Percentage Distribution of Employed Persons Aged 15 Years and Above from Palestine by Sex and Economic Activity, 2000-2021
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Sex and Economic Activity	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
Males
Agriculture, Hunting & Fishing	10.3	9.6	12.4	12.5	12.4	11.4	12.6	11.1	10.2	9.9	9.9	9.7	8.9	8.1	8.1	7.8	7.1	6.5	6.2	6.2	6.3	6.5
Mining, Quarrying & Manufacturing	14.7	14.6	13.7	13.5	13.6	13.8	13.1	13.3	13.0	12.7	12.1	12.3	12.5	12.3	13.0	13.3	13.7	13.5	13.8	13.8	14.2	13.5
Construction	23.0	16.7	12.8	15.6	14.0	15.3	13.4	13.4	12.8	14.2	15.6	16.5	17.1	18.3	18.1	18.3	19.3	20.0	20.9	20.9	19.8	22.0
Commerce, Hotels & Restaurants	19.1	21.6	22.3	22.3	22.1	21.4	21.6	22.1	23.0	21.7	21.5	22.6	21.8	22.1	22.3	22.6	22.6	23.3	23.6	23.6	23.5	23.9
Transportation, Storage & Communication	5.7	6.4	6.5	6.8	6.4	6.6	6.6	6.8	6.1	6.6	7.1	7.3	7.6	7.6	6.4	6.8	7.1	7.3	6.9	6.9	6.8	6.5
Services & Other Branches	27.2	31.1	32.3	29.3	31.5	31.5	32.7	33.3	34.9	34.9	33.8	31.6	32.1	31.6	32.1	31.2	30.2	29.4	28.6	28.6	29.5	27.6
Total	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100
Females
Agriculture, Hunting & Fishing	34.7	26.7	30.3	34.3	34.1	32.9	35.1	36.8	26.9	20.6	21.4	22.1	23.8	21.6	21.0	13.1	9.0	7.7	6.8	6.8	6.8	7.7
Mining, Quarrying & Manufacturing	11.1	9.6	8.1	7.6	8.0	8.2	8.6	9.5	8.8	8.9	7.4	8.5	8.4	9.2	9.7	10.8	10.9	10.7	9.0	9.0	7.2	6.6
Construction	0.3	0.7	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.3	0.4	0.3	0.3	0.7	0.5	0.6	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.6	0.3
Commerce, Hotels & Restaurants	7.6	8.2	7.2	8.2	7.2	8.3	7.5	7.8	7.6	7.3	8.0	8.4	8.4	8.2	10.2	11.1	11.9	11.9	11.0	11.0	9.0	10.3
Transportation, Storage & Communication	0.6	0.4	0.4	0.5	0.6	0.6	0.9	0.4	0.8	1.3	0.8	0.6	1.1	1.3	1.3	1.1	1.9	2.4	2.2	2.2	2.8	1.8
Services & Other Branches	45.7	54.4	53.8	49.3	49.9	49.7	47.7	45.3	55.7	61.8	62.1	60.0	58.0	59.4	57.1	63.4	65.7	66.4	70.7	70.7	73.6	73.3
Total	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100
Both Sexes
Agriculture, Hunting & Fishing	14.1	12.2	15.3	16.2	16.4	15.0	16.7	16.1	13.4	11.9	11.8	11.9	11.5	10.3	10.4	8.7	7.4	6.7	6.3	6.3	6.4	6.7
Mining, Quarrying & Manufacturing	14.2	13.8	12.7	12.5	12.6	12.9	12.3	12.5	12.2	12.0	11.3	11.7	11.8	11.8	12.4	12.9	13.2	13.1	13.0	13.0	13.1	12.4
Construction	19.4	14.2	10.7	12.9	11.5	12.8	11.0	10.9	10.4	11.7	13.0	13.7	14.2	15.3	15.0	15.2	16.3	17.2	17.7	17.7	16.8	18.8
Commerce, Hotels & Restaurants	17.3	19.5	19.8	19.9	19.4	19.2	19.0	19.4	20.1	19.1	19.2	20.2	19.5	19.8	20.2	20.6	20.9	21.6	21.7	21.7	21.2	21.8
Transportation, Storage & Communication	4.9	5.5	5.5	5.7	5.3	5.6	5.6	5.5	5.0	5.7	6.0	6.1	6.5	6.5	5.5	5.9	6.3	6.5	6.2	6.2	6.2	5.8
Services & Other Branches	30.1	34.8	36.0	32.8	34.8	34.5	35.4	35.6	38.9	39.6	38.7	36.4	36.5	36.3	36.5	36.7	35.9	34.9	35.1	35.1	36.4	34.5
Total	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100
Economic Activity: referring to a process consisting of actions and activities carried out by a certain entity that uses labour, capital, goods and services to produce specific products (goods and services). In addition to that, the main economic activity refers to the main work of the enterprise based on the (ISIC) and that contribute by the large proportion of the value added, whenever more than one activity exist in the enterprise.
Source: Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, 2022. Labor Force Survey: 2000-2021 Ramallah, Palestine.