According to the 1981 census, the civilian labour force (working and looking for work) constituted 39.9 percent of the total population. The statistics do not differentiate for male and female. According to the 1981 census report on Balochistan it is 60.8 and 1.4 respectively. But women are very actively engaged in household, agricultural, poultry/cattle and construction duties.

The total number of government employees getting their salaries from the treasury is 4,361. They do not include those serving in the district on federal list or paid unofficially. It is estimated that federal government employees, including FC men, are not more than 2,000. There is no statistical record in the district about the labour force. The industrial/commercial private labour force is around 1,500 workers. They include the ones employed on the industrial estate and in rice mills, ice factories, shops and restaurants. There is a Labour Office for the whole division in D. M. Jamali. Also, a new institute for vocational training has been established in D.M.Jamali (it has not started functioning yet).

According to the Labour and Industries Departments the exact number of people employed in shops, ice factories, rice shelling, floor mills, brick making, etc. is not known. A rice sheller may have 15 to 25 persons employed. A floor mill 10 to 15, an ice Factory 4 to 7 and an oil expeller 2 to 3.

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