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

Table 16

Sample job losses by detailed market orientation (2007–2009).

	Exporters		Nonexporters	Total
	QIZ	Non-QIZ
Job losses	−335^∗	760	1,241	1,666
Share in job losses	−20%	46%	74%	100%
Percentage change in employment 2007–2009	1%	−6%	−9%	−3.2%
Total employment in 2007	27183	11811	13829	52823
Share in total employment in 2007	52%	22%	26%	100%

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