Poverty by Status of Employment of Head of Household, 2006 and 2016

	Poverty Headcount Rate (%)			Distribution of the Poor (%)			Distribution of Population (%)
	SLC/HBS 2006	SLC/HBS 2016	Change	SLC/HBS 2006	SLC/HBS 2016	Change	SLC/HBS 2006	SLC/HBS 2016	Change
Employment status of the household head				Poverty line = povline
Employed	25.2	21.3	-3.8	56.6	57.3	0.6	65.2	67.2	2.0
Unemployed	39.3	37.7	-1.6	5.7	18.3	12.6	4.2	12.2	8.0
Not in Labour Force	35.5	29.8	-5.7	37.2	24.5	-12.7	30.4	20.6	-9.8
Not Applicable	66.0	0.0	-66.0	0.5	0.0	-0.5	0.2	0.1	-0.2
Total	28.8	25.0	-3.8	100.0	100.0	0.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
Source: SLC/HBS 2006 and 2016, Central Statistical Office