Percentage Distribution of Employed Individuals Aged 15 Years and Above from the
West Bank by Sex, Governorate and Economic Activity, 2021
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Sex and Governorate	Agriculture, Hunting & Fishing	Mining, Quarrying & Manufacturing	Construction	Commerce, Hotels & Restaurants	Transportation, Storage & Communication	Services & Other Branches	Total
Males
Jenin	9.2	13.1	28.7	21.8	5.5	21.7	100
Tubas & Northern Valleys	27.2	8.9	19.3	15.8	3.8	25.0	100
Tulkarm	8.9	14.1	20.5	23.8	4.8	27.9	100
Nablus	6.4	17.1	21.9	27.7	5.5	21.4	100
Qalqiliya	9.1	15.5	26.7	22.1	3.8	22.8	100
Salfit	2.4	30.2	28.4	14.4	6.9	17.7	100
Ramallah & Al-Bireh	5.7	14.3	29.4	24.5	5.0	21.1	100
Jericho & AL Aghwar	26.6	17.3	8.3	17.1	6.1	24.6	100
Jerusalem	1.8	12.3	25.6	31.7	8.9	19.7	100
Bethlehem	3.1	19.0	33.5	18.3	4.8	21.3	100
Hebron	4.4	17.9	35.1	23.0	3.7	15.9	100
Total	6.4	15.8	28.0	24.1	5.3	20.4	100
Females
Jenin	3.4	6.6	0.0	10.1	0.0	79.9	100
Tubas & Northern Valleys	23.9	8.7	0.0	13.6	1.5	52.3	100
Tulkarm	7.9	14.4	0.7	18.3	2.5	56.2	100
Nablus	15.4	5.7	0.7	15.4	2.0	60.8	100
Qalqiliya	15.1	13.6	0.0	11.3	0.0	60.0	100
Salfit	1.5	14.5	0.4	19.8	3.6	60.2	100
Ramallah & Al-Bireh	9.3	4.7	0.0	10.5	3.8	71.7	100
Jericho & AL Aghwar	27.0	14.1	0.0	10.8	3.1	45.0	100
Jerusalem	2.8	5.0	2.1	10.1	1.8	78.2	100
Bethlehem	2.7	4.9	0.0	12.7	3.1	76.6	100
Hebron	10.5	5.7	0.0	8.5	1.0	74.3	100
Total	9.7	7.3	0.5	12.4	2.0	68.1	100
Both Sexes
Jenin	8.7	12.5	26.1	20.7	5.0	27.0	100
Tubas & Northern Valleys	26.5	8.9	15.1	15.3	3.3	30.9	100
Tulkarm	8.7	14.2	16.0	22.6	4.3	34.2	100
Nablus	8.0	15.0	18.0	25.5	4.9	28.6	100
Qalqiliya	9.9	15.2	23.2	20.7	3.3	27.7	100
Salfit	2.2	27.7	24.0	15.2	6.4	24.5	100
Ramallah & Al-Bireh	6.3	12.8	24.7	22.3	4.8	29.1	100
Jericho & AL Aghwar	26.7	16.6	6.5	15.7	5.4	29.1	100
Jerusalem	1.9	11.3	22.4	28.7	7.9	27.8	100
Bethlehem	3.0	16.2	26.8	17.2	4.4	32.4	100
Hebron	5.2	16.3	30.6	21.1	3.4	23.4	100
Total	6.9	14.5	23.8	22.3	4.8	27.7	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, 2020. Labour Force SurveySource: Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, 2022. Labor Force Survey: 2021 Ramallah, Palestine.