Table 8
Distribution of Jordanian Workers registered at the Ministry of Labour during the year 1999 according to economic activity and educational level (total)

Field of Activity

Illiterate

Lit-erate

Elemen-tary

Prepa-ratory

Vocational Schooling

Secon-dary

Intermediate Diploma

Bache-lor

Higher Diploma

Master

Doc-torate

Total

Agriculture
& Fishery

36,548

9

974

167

6

123

9,946

252

1

10

1

48,047

Mines
& Quarries

2,894

1

50

18

1

12

1,014

64


1

2

4,057

Conversion Industries

16,128

11

456

373

18

190

6,815

318

1

8

4

24,322

Electricity, Gas & Water

183



1



58

13

1



256

Construction & Building

18,096

7

262

79

13

89

5,806

277

6

4

3

24,641

Trade, Restaurants & Hotels

13,653

4

358

336

32

279

9,893

472


8

3

25,038

Transport, Storage & Transportation

1,288

2

169

25

1

20

526

72

1

1


2,105

Finance & Real Estate

2,423

2

69

36

9

40

1,332

106

1

7


40,025

Social & Personal Services

15,447

10

553

313

17

259

4,050

535

4

53

465

21,706

Total

106,660

65

2,891

1,348

97

1,012

39,440

2109

15

92

477

154,197

Percentage%

69.01%

0.03%

1.9%

0.9%

0.06%

0.7%

25.6%

1.4%

0.01%

0.06%

0.3%

100%

Source Annual Report for the year 1999, Directorate of Studies and Research, Ministry of Labour

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