TABLE 12 Number and Percentage Distribution of Employed Persons by Nature of Employment, by Sex and Class of
Worker: January 2008
(In thousands. Details may not add up to totals due to rounding.)
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| | Nature of Employment
| |---------------------------------------------------
| | Permanent Job | Short Term | Worked for Diff-
Sex and Class of Worker | Total | or Business | or Seasonal | erent Employers
| | and Unpaid | and Unpaid | on Day to Days or
| | Family Work | Family Work | Week to Week Basis
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Both Sexes 33,693 27,516 5,410 767
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Wage and salary workers 51.7 48.2 63.9 89.7
Worked for private household, establishment,
or family-operated activity 43.8 39.8 57.7 89.4
Worked for government or government-controlled
corporation 7.9 8.4 6.2 0.3
Own account workers 36.1 40.4 17.9 9.2
Self-employed 32.3 35.9 17.1 9.1
Employer 3.8 4.5 0.8 0.1
Unpaid family workers 12.2 11.3 18.2 1.1
Male 20,654 16,867 3,255 532
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Wage and salary workers 51.7 47.4 67.5 91.6
Worked for private household, establishment,
or family-operated activity 45.5 40.9 61.9 91.2
Worked for government or government-controlled
corporation 6.2 6.5 5.6 0.3
Own account workers 39.3 44.5 17.7 7.8
Self-employed 34.5 38.8 16.6 7.8
Employer 4.8 5.7 1.0 0.0
Unpaid family workers 9.0 8.1 14.8 0.6
Female 13,038 10,649 2,155 234
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Wage and salary workers 51.7 49.6 58.4 85.5
Worked for private household, establishment,
or family-operated activity 41.1 38.1 51.3 85.2
Worked for government or government-controlled
corporation 10.6 11.5 7.1 0.2
Own account workers 31.0 34.0 18.1 12.2
Self-employed 28.8 31.4 17.8 12.1
Employer 2.2 2.6 0.3 0.1
Unpaid family workers 17.3 16.4 23.4 2.3
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Source: National Statistics Office, January 2008 Labor Force Survey
Page last updated: August 25, 2010
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