UN-EMPLOYMENT RATES

Administrative
Unit

Both Sexes

1998-Census
Male

Female

1981
Census

Rural
Urban

19.68
19.98
19.13

20.19
20.40
19.77

5.05
5.50
4.49

3.1
2.3
5.2

Rural
Urban

26.83
28.16
21.00

27.51
28.64
22.34

2.58
4.00
0.74

2.2
2.0
3.7

Rural
Urban

19.10
18.60
20.10

19.60
19.00
20.7

5.50
6.00
4.70

3.2
2.5
5.0

Rural
Urban

14.43
11.95
16.75

14.86
12.26
17.31

4.69
3.70
5.40

3.3
1.6
5.8

Balochistan
Rural
Urban

33.48
35.26
27.67

34.14
35.92
28.33

8.67
9.81
5.35

3.1
3.0
4.0

Islamabad
Rural
Urban

15.70
28.70
10.10

16.80
29.40
11.00

1.70
8.20
0.80

10.7
13.5
9.0

Pakistan

NWFP

Punjab

Sindh

Un-Employment Rate:- It is the percentage of persons un-employed (those looking

for work and temporary laid off) to the total economically active population (10 years
and above)