Industry refers to the type of product produced or service rendered at the respondents’ work place. Table 4.4 depicts the employed population 15 years and older by industry and sex. The results of the analysis show that males constitute 53.9 percent of the total employed population of 9,187and females form 46.1 percent. Table 4.4 further shows that majority (70.4%) of the employed population 15 years and older are into agriculture, forestry and fishing; followed by wholesale and retail; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles. For electricity, gas stream and air conditioning supply only three people constituting less than 0.1 percent are in this category.

Table 4.4 further depicts that majority (71.7%) of the male population is into agriculture, forestry and fishing, followed by construction (10%), with the least of two persons in water supply; sewerage management and remediation activities. Similarly, majority (68.8%) of the female labour force is engaged in agriculture, forestry and fishing; followed by wholesale and retail; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles (11.4%) with the least proportion in information and communication where only one person is found.

Employment Status

Employment status refers to the status of a person in an establishment where he/she currently works or previously worked. Table 4.5 depicts the employed population 15 years and older by employment status and sex. Disaggregation of the labour force by employment status shows that 61.3 percent is self-employed without employee(s), followed by contributing family workers accounting for 21.6 percent. In terms of sex, among the male labour force 58.0 percent is self-employed without employee(s), followed by contributing family workers (17.3%). Similarly, among the female employed population, majority (65.1%) is self-employed without employees, followed by contributing family workers (26.6%).

Employment Sector

Employment sector refers to the sector in which a person works. Table 4.6 depicts population 15 years and older by employment sector and sex. The sector under which one is employed is essential for national development and planning. For instance if there are lots of people employed by the government sector it has it’s adverse effects on development compared to a greater proportion of the population belonging to the private sector. Government can provide an enabling environment for the private sector to expand and employ more individuals, provided the population in the private sector is greater.

Table 4.6 depicts the employed population aged 15 years and older by employment sector and sex in the district. From the table, a large majority (89%) of the employed population is in the private informal sector, followed by private formal (5.9%), then public (4.4%). Table 4.6 further shows that majority (83.5%) of the male employed population 15 years and older is in private informal sector, followed by private formal (10.0%), then public (government) (6.0%). Similarly, majority (96.1%) of the female employed population belong to the private informal sector, followed by public (government) (2.4%), then private formal (1.1%) and NGOs (local and international) has the least proportion (0.4%).