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
|
36,548 |
9 |
974 |
167 |
6 |
123 |
9,946 |
252 |
1 |
10 |
1 |
48,047 |
|
Mines
|
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 |
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|
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