ECONOMIC SNAPSHOT
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Economic Snapshot: Employment in Egypt Labor Force (% of total population), Left Scale
Unemployment Rate
33.0% 32.5%
13.5%
32.0%
13.0%
31.5%
12.5%
31.0%
12.0%
30.5%
11.5%
30.0%
11.0%
29.5%
10.5%
29.0%
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 2014
2015
2016
Employment by Gender
14.0%
Unemployment Rate (% of labor force), Right Scale
20.8 Million Employed
5.1 Million Employed
10.0%
Employment by Age Groups
2017
20-24 years
28.4%
25-29 years
Labor Force (Million) 6.7
Women Employment in Egypt
Employment by Sector
22.7
7.8%
Females
Male Unemployment Rate
43.9%
30-39 years
57.2%
40-49 years
60.7%
50-59 years
Males
23.3%
Agriculture 21.4%
Transportation & Warehousing 8%
Female Unemployment Rate
57.9%
60-64 years
25.4% 0%
20%
Construction & Building 13.3%
Wholesale & Retail Trade 13.5%
Education 7.7%
10%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
Manufacturing Industries 12.5%
Public Admin., Defense & Social Security 6%
Others 17.6%
Women Employment by Sector Women contribute by 21.1% to employment in Egypt.
67.7%
Others, 14.1%
Agriculture, 20.2%
Manufacturing Industries, 8.5%
Education, 18.7%
Health & Social Work, 10.8%
of employed
women in Egypt work in the private sector.
One in every four Egyptian entrepreneurs is a woman.
Household Helpers, 15.0%
Wholesale & Retail Trade, 12.7%
One in every six Egyptian business owners is a woman.
Source: CAPMAS (Data as of Q3 2017) & AUC’s Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (2016).
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