Effects of the Global Crisis on the Egyptian Textiles and Clothing Sector: A Blessing in Disguise?

Table 15

Sample job losses by activity, market orientation, and sector (2007–2009).

	Clothing*	Textile	Public	Private	Exporters	Nonexporters	Total
Job losses	−295	1,961	849	817	425	1,241	1,666
Share in job losses	−5%	105%	51%	49%	26%	74%	100%
% Change in employment 2007–2009	1%	−9%	−19%	−1.7%	−1%	−9%	−3.2%
Total sample employment in 2007	30541	22282	4440	48383	38994	13829	52823
Share in total employment in 2007	58%	42%	8%	92%	74%	26%	100%

Source: Author’s calculations based on firm questionnaire [6] using sampling weights. *Negative numbers imply that jobs were created.