| Status | 1998/99 | 2005/06 |
| Formal public sector employment | 6.66 | 5.15 |
| Formal private sector employment | 6.59 | 10.34 |
| Self-employed (non-agriculture) with employees | 0.69 | 2.32 |
| Self-employed (non-agriculture) without employees | 27.37 | 23.95 |
| Agriculture | 53.07 | 52.73 |
| Unpaid family workers | 3.01 | 1.16 |
| Unemployed | 2.61 | 4.36 |
| Total | 100 | 100 |