Labor force: total: 4.4 million (1989) by occupation: services 48%, agriculture 30%, industry 22% note : severe labor shortage; expatriate labor force was about 1,600,000 (July 1990); since then, it has declined substantially
Unemployment rate: NA%
Budget: revenues : $NA expenditures: $NA, including capital expenditures of $NA
Industries: petroleum, chemicals, textiles, construction materials, food processing
Industrial production growth rate: NA%
Electricity - capacity: 6.83 million kW (1996)
Electricity - production: 31.8 billion kWh (1996)
Electricity - consumption per capita: 1,362 kWh (1996 est.)
Agriculture - products: wheat, barley, rice, vegetables, dates, other fruit, cotton; cattle, sheep
Exports: $NA commodities: crude oil partners: Jordan, Turkey (1996)