The Employment, Education, and Training in Pakistan.

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The Islamic Republic of Pakistan, referred to as Pakistan, means "holy land" and "halal country". It is located in the northwestern part of the South Asian subcontinent. The land area tends to be about 800,000 square kilometers (excluding Kashmir), and the total population reaches up to 197 million. Pakistan is an Islamic country with many ethnic groups. When it comes to language, Urdu is the national language and English is the official language.

In 2007-2008, the total population of Pakistan amounts to more than 159 million and the labor force population reaches up to 51.78 million, an increase of 1.45 million over the last year. And the employed population was 49.09 million, an increase of 1.44 million over the previous year. What's more, the number of women employed has increased, too. The employment status figures show that the number of employees has dropped from 37% to 36%, and the families without income have risen from 27% to 29%. The overall number of unemployed people increased slightly by 10,000. The number of unemployed men decreased while the number of unemployed women increased. The total unemployment rate was 5%. The relative importance of the formal economic sector in terms of employment absorption has declined overall (from 28% to 27%), falling from 27% to 25% in rural areas and remaining unchanged in towns.

In contrast, the informal economy provides 73% of the main jobs outside the agricultural sector with 75% in rural areas and 71% in urban areas. There is lots of labor force in Pakistan but lacks high-end talents, and a large number of people with low education levels become employment burdens.

It is difficult to be competent and only can be engaged in some low-end, unskilled or low-tech jobs due to the low vocational skills. In order to increase the employment of this country, the Pakistani government also strongly advocates the export of labor. The United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, and the Middle East have become the main destinations for their labor exports. There are a large number of Pakistani practitioners in all walks of life in these countries and regions. However, the "China-Pakistan Economic Corridor" has provided many employment opportunities to Pakistan. According to the data of the Ministry of Planning and Development of 2018, the early harvest project of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor has created 38,000 jobs, 75% of which are Pakistani labor. It is expected that the corridor...