Pakistan Labour Intensity Analytics Dashboard
Pakistan Labour Intensity
Analytics Dashboard
Multi-dataset integration · LFS 2024-25 · Economic Census 2023-24 · National Accounts · CMI 2015-16
Data Sources
325,445 LFS observations
79.7M employed workers
7.14M establishments
PKR 114.7T GDP at basic prices
February 2026
325,445 LFS observations
79.7M employed workers
7.14M establishments
PKR 114.7T GDP at basic prices
February 2026
79.7M
Total Employed
(ICLS-13)
(ICLS-13)
7.1%
Unemployment
Rate
Rate
85.7%
Informality
Rate
Rate
22.7%
Female LFPR
vs 68.7% Male
vs 68.7% Male
2.75M
Jobs Needed
Annually
Annually
880K
Jobs/PKR 100Bn
Construction
Construction
12.5%
Youth
Unemployment
Unemployment
2.67
Construction — highest direct intensity
jobs per PKR billion GVA
jobs per PKR billion GVA
95.5%
Establishments with fewer than 10 workers — the formality crisis
18.2%
Youth female unemployment (15–24 yrs) — highest sub-group
75%
Formal sector wage premium — PKR 54K formal vs PKR 31K informal
KEY METRIC
Total Jobs per PKR 100 Billion Invested
Direct + indirect employment via sector multipliers
EMPLOYMENT
Employment Distribution by Sector
79.7 million total employed (ICLS-13)
Priority Sector Scorecard
Composite score: jobs intensity 30% · female inclusion 15% · financeability 25% · additionality 20% · formality 10%
Direct Labour Intensity by Sector
Jobs per PKR 1 billion gross value added — before multiplier
Employment Multipliers
Total value chain effect — indirect jobs per direct job
GDP Share vs Employment Share
Productivity gap — employment above GDP share = low productivity
Investment-to-Jobs Efficiency Matrix
Direct intensity vs total job creation — bubble size = employment scale
Manufacturing Subsector Deep Dive
Labour intensity (left axis) and female employment share (right axis)
Female Employment by Sector
% of sector workforce that is female (LFS 2024-25)
Informality Rates by Sector
Own-account + unpaid family workers as % of sector
Median Wages by Sector
PKR per month — employees only, excludes own-account
Labour Force Participation — Gender Gap
LFPR by gender across national, rural, urban segments
Unemployment Rate — Demographic Breakdown
Overall, youth, female, rural, urban segments
Establishment Size — The Formality Pyramid
Share of establishments vs share of workforce by size (EC 2023-24)
Jobs Creation Calculator
Estimate direct and indirect employment from financial deployment to any sector, based on validated labour intensity data from LFS 2024-25 and National Accounts.
PKR 5BnPKR 500Bn
3 months60 months
0%100%
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Direct Jobs Created
Within target sector
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Indirect Jobs (Multiplier)
Value chain spillover
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Total Jobs Created
Direct + indirect combined
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Female Jobs
At target or sector rate
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Jobs per Month
Over deployment period
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Jobs per PKR 10M
Cost efficiency metric
Monthly Job Creation Breakdown
Direct vs indirect by month over deployment period
Sector A
vs
Sector B
Multi-Metric Radar
Normalised across 6 key performance dimensions
Jobs per PKR 100 Billion — Head to Head
Direct vs total vs female jobs created
Construction vs Agriculture — Detailed Metrics
Higher bar = better on each metric (informality lower is better)
Select Province
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4.36M establishments · 61.1% share
1.39M establishments · 19.4% share
1.00M establishments · 14.1% share
303K establishments · 4.2% share
86K establishments · 1.2% share
Punjab
Province Economic Snapshot — Economic Census 2023-24
Establishment Density
Units per 1,000 population by province
Formality Rate
% of establishments with 10+ workers
19.3M
Total Female
Employed (ICLS-13)
Employed (ICLS-13)
22.7%
Female Labour Force
Participation Rate
Participation Rate
66.7M
Women in Unpaid
Household Work
Household Work
18.2%
Youth Female
Unemployment (15–24)
Unemployment (15–24)
PKR 2K
Gender Wage Gap
(narrowed from PKR 4.5K)
(narrowed from PKR 4.5K)
Female Jobs per PKR 100 Billion — by Sector
Female employment created per PKR 100Bn invested, at current sector female share
Female Share vs Sector Employment Scale
Bubble size = total female workers in sector (millions)
Female Employment Status
Employee vs own-account vs unpaid family worker
Female Labour Intensity — Agriculture Deep Dive
Sub-activities with highest female concentration
Manufacturing Female Subsectors
Female share and intensity by manufacturing subsector
Top 6 Sectors for Female Employment Growth — Investment Opportunity Ranking
Ranked by female jobs per PKR 100Bn · includes current barriers and catalytic finance solutions
1
Agriculture — Dairy Value Chains
69,660
female jobs / PKR 100Bn
Key barrier: Atomisation — 10.2M farming families. Solution: Dairy aggregator finance via milk collection centres, off-take with Engro/Nestle, solar chiller capex. Women manage milking, feeding, post-harvest.
2
Manufacturing — Wearing Apparel
18,180
female jobs / PKR 100Bn
Key barrier: Export order finance gaps — PKR 5–30M working capital. Solution: LC-backed export order finance, 40% guarantee, 90-day revolving. Highest female intensity in manufacturing at 3.03 jobs/PKR Bn GVA.
3
Manufacturing — Textiles
4,500
female jobs / PKR 100Bn
Key barrier: Spinning/weaving dominated by male labour. Solution: Target female-intensive nodes — embroidery, quality control, finishing. SME cluster finance PKR 5–50M. Scale from Faisalabad, Karachi.
4
Services — Education
7,350
female jobs / PKR 100Bn
Key barrier: Private school capex — classrooms, equipment, teacher training. Solution: Education services capex PKR 10–50M, 50% female staff at private schools. 326,868 establishments; 97,614 with 10+ workers already formal.
5
Food Processing
1,785
female jobs / PKR 100Bn
Key barrier: Rural women locked in unpaid processing. Solution: Dairy processor, rice milling, horticulture packaging SMEs. Warehouse receipt finance PKR 30–150M unlocks rural female formal employment.
6
Digital / ICT Services
Emerging
freelancer + remote work economy
Key barrier: Laptop/equipment access, broadband. Solution: Digital freelancer micro-capex PKR 0.2–1M removes mobility constraint entirely — women work from home. Fastest-growing segment with 0 cultural barrier.
Female Employment Growth Scenario Calculator
Model how targeted investment with female employment requirements can close the gender gap. Adjust sector, investment, and female employment targets to project outcomes.
PKR 5BnPKR 300Bn
20%80%
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Female Jobs Created
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Total Jobs Created
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LFPR Impact (pp gain)
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% of Annual Gap Closed
Female LFPR Trajectory — Scenarios
Projected LFPR under BAU vs targeted investment scenarios (2025–2030)
Female Employment by Status — Sector Breakdown
Employees vs own-account vs unpaid — quality of female employment