47. Pakistan Economic Survey 2011-12 - Consultancy Services in ...

Population, Labour Force and EmploymentTable 12.9: Employment Trend and Changes from 1999-00 to 2010-11(Million)Year Pakistan Rural UrbanEmployed Change Employed Change Employed Change1999-00 36.32 2.19 25.55 1.68 10.77 -0.012001-02 38.88 2.56 26.66 1.11 12.22 1.452003-04 42.00 3.12 28.81 2.15 13.19 0.972005-06 46.95 4.95 32.49 3.68 14.46 1.272006-07 47.65 0.70 33.11 0.62 14.54 0.082007-08 49.09 1.44 34.48 1.37 14.61 0.072008-09 50.79 1.70 35.54 1.06 15.25 0.642009-10 53.21 1.08 37.25 0.79 15.96 0.292010-11 53.84 0.63 37.85 0.60 15.99 0.03Source: Various issues of Labour Force Survey (2010-11) Pakistan Bureau of StatisticsAge Specific Labour force Participation ratesThere is an unambiguous disparity between themale and female participation rates in Pakistan inage groups of 15 to 29 and 60+. The total labourforce participation rate increased from 32.81percent in 2008 to 32.83 percent in 2010-11. Theparticipation rate in the 10-14 age groupsdecreased for both males and females. There was adeclining trend (1.10 percent) for males in the 15-19 age groups whereas an increasing trend (0.70percent) was found in females of the same agegroup. In case of the 20-24, 25-34 and 35-44 agegroups both male and female participation hasincreased. In the 45-54 and the 55-59 age groupsthe participation rate has decreased compared tolast year. In the 60+ category the maleparticipation rate has decreased while an increasingtrend is observed in the female group in thiscohort.Table-12.10: Age Specific Labour Force Participation Rate (%)Age2008-09 2009-10 2010-11Groups Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female10-14 13.1 16.2 9.5 12.6 15.4 9.2 11.8 14.3 8.815-19 37.0 52.7 18.9 37.1 52.7 19.2 36.4 51.6 19.620-24 53.8 85.4 22.7 54.7 84.5 23.9 53.8 84.3 24.225-29 57.5 96.6 22.8 58.0 96.3 24.7 58.9 96.8 25.030-34 58.8 97.9 24.6 59.1 97.6 26.4 59.5 98.2 25.935-39 62.2 98.5 27.7 62.2 97.4 29.0 62.5 98.4 29.040-44 62.7 98.2 27.6 62.4 97.7 26.6 64.2 98.3 30.045-49 62.6 97.3 26.8 65.0 97.4 29.5 64.8 97.8 28.650-54 63.1 95.9 24.5 64.7 96.4 29.3 63.5 96.6 28.155-59 62.8 93.7 26.4 62.6 93.3 28.0 61.5 92.2 26.360+ 38.6 56.4 15.2 37.6 55.5 13.5 37.3 55.0 11.9Source: Labour Force Survey 2010-11Employment by SectorsMost of the labour force in Pakistan works in therural areas where agriculture is the dominantactivity. The total labour force working in theagricultural sector remained unchanged during the2008- 2011 period. However, female participationhas shown an increase of 1.4 percent during thisperiod. Contrary to that the male participationshows a declining trend. The manufacturing andconstruction sectors are also playing an importantrole in the provision of employment. Theemployment share by manufacturing sector hasincreased from 13.2 percent in 2009-10 to 13.7percent in 2010-11 and the share of constructionsector has increased from 6.7 percent in 2009-10 to7.0 percent in 2010-11. The Share of wholesaleand retail trade has decreased from 16.3 percent to16.2 percent while, the share of community / socialand personel service sector has decreased from11.2 percent to 10.8 percent in 2010-11.169