Census Analytical Report - Uganda Bureau of Statistics

The 2002 Population and Housing Census7.3.2 Status in EmploymentEmployment status refers to whether one is self employed, an employer, an employeeor an unpaid family worker. The employment status of the working population is to alarge extent influenced by such factors as rural/urban divide, geographical location,educational levels, sex and age. Self-employment is in many instances a euphemismfor underemployment, and is therefore likely to feature more where and for whomemployment opportunities are scarce.One in every 6working personswere employeesOn the overall, the majority of the working population were self employed (44 percent),followed by unpaid family workers (41 percent), with the remaining 15 percent beingPaid employees. The low proportion of paid employee was because of the largeproportion of the working population who were either subsistence farmers or unpaidfamily worker (Table 7.3).Among the working females, the majority (66 percent) were unpaid family workerswhile the self employed category dominated the male working population. Only 9percent of the working females were in paid employment compared to 20 percent fortheir male counterparts. Paid employees were more likely to be found in the Centraland Western regions compared to the Eastern and the Northern regions. This isreflective of the level of economic development taking place in those regions.72