Report by Engineering Post
About 5.6 million people in Pakistan are reported to be unemployed this year indicating an alarming increase of 1.5 million since 2021.
According to the facts and figures available from the official sources, Agriculture employs as much as 37.4 per cent followed by the Services sector with 37.2 per cent.
Country’s unemployment rate stands at 6.3 percent with an unemployed population standing at 4.51 million. while the total employed labour force is 67.25 million out of which 48.5 million are based in the rural areas and 21.5 million are located in the urban areas..
Over the years, the employment structure in the country has been transformed with technological transformation shifting employment from the agriculture sector to the industry and services sectors. .
Unemployment among the youth in the age group of 15-24 was reported to be highest at 11.1 percent including males 10.0 percent and females 13. 3 percent.
Furthermore, more than 13.53 million Pakistanis were abroad in different countries around the globe. Out of these, the highest number of 96 percent are working in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries particularly Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Pakistanis are also employed in sorts of jobs in Oman, Qatar, Bahrain, Malaysia in varying numbers besides Saudi Arabia and UAE.
More interesting facts and figures in this regard will be presented on these pages some other time, please.
