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The Egyptian Center for Economic Studies (ECES) recently released a study on job creation in Egypt in the third quarter of FY 2021/22.
The carefully conducted study categorized workers into the blue-collar and white-collar, and collated data according to age, gender, level of education, geographical location, and sector. The study was conducted by dividing the country into six areas. These are Delta (comprising Damietta, Daqahliyah, Sharqia, Qalyoubiyah, Kafr El sheikh, Gharbia, Menoufeya, Beheira), Suez Canal governorates (Suez, Ismailiyah, and Port Said), the Capital (Giza and Cairo), Alexandria, Upper Egypt (Beni Suef, Fayoum, Menya, Asyut, Sohag, Qena, Aswan, Luxor), and border governorates (Red Sea, New Valley, Matrouh, North Sinai, and South Sinai).
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Close to 42 percent of people live in Delta, 29 percent live in Upper Egypt, 19 percent live in the capital, five percent live in Alexandria, three percent live in Suez Canal governorates, and two percent live in border governorates.
Seventy percent of jobs created for blue-collar workers are located in the capital city Cairo. They mostly live in Nasr City and New Cairo suburbs. Then come Delta with 17 percent, followed by Alexandria (six percent), Upper Egypt (four percent), border governorates (two percent), and Suez Canal governorates (one percent).
Demand is mostly generated in the sector of marketing and sales with 42 percent. The share of other sectors are 11 percent in the service sector; 10 percent in hospitality and tourism; 10 percent in agriculture and manufacturing; eight percent in transport; six percent in the craft sector; five percent in administrative work; three percent in engineering and architecture; two percent in finance and legal affairs; and one percent in each of the medical and pharmaceutical sectors, information technology and telecommunications, constructions, and school education.
Eight percent of job offerings require males as applicants, against one percent for females, while just 19 percent of job announcements do not specify a gender. With regard to education requirements, 39 percent want applicants who hold a university degree. As for language requirements, only four percent want applicants who are fluent in English. That is precisely true for warehouse management, online marketing, office management, and reception.
Regarding computer skills, sixty percent of job postings do not require them at all, while 15 percent ask for basic knowledge, 16 percent want a good orientation of such skills, and just nine percent ask for workers who are highly qualified with computers.
