42 Percent of Commercial and Services Establishments Workers Earn Wage or Salary

The  comprehensive commercial and services establishments survey is one of the fresh surveys of the Statistical Center of Iran which is carried out with the aim of compilation of suitable information from the characteristics of commercial and services establishments. The survey has been implemented throughout the country in collaboration with the Plan and Budget Organization in provinces so as to be utilized in economic plannings. The survey comprises 30 Iran Economic Activities Classification Codes (ISIC Rev.4) which cover the majority of the Nation’s commercial and services sector establishments.

The results of survey in the year 1393[1] indicate that:

In the year 1393, about 80 percent of the commercial and services sector workers are male and 20 percent are female. Establishments with educational activities workers have had the highest share of female workers with 61 percent of females among the commercial and services sector activities, whereas the lowest share of the female workers (2 percent) goes to the establishments with motor vehicle repair activities.

58 percent of the commercial and services establishments workers are unpaid workers and 42 percent of them are wage and salary earners. More than 34 percent of the commercial and services establishments value added belongs to retail activities.

The workers productivity of these establishments in the year 1393 per worker has been 202 million rials. Also the workers productivity per hour has been about 80000 rials and the average wage per hour has been about 39000 rials. Meanwhile, on average, each worker works 52 hours a week.

The results reveal that the computer penetration rate in these establishments is 29 percent, whereas the scientific research and development establishments with a penetration rate of 100 percent enjoy the highest rate in this respect among the aforementioned establishments. Some 22 percent of the workers of the establishments under survey use the internet for their activities in and out of establishment.

 11 percent of the managers in the establishments under study have been female, where the establishments with personal services activities have the highest share of female mangers with 51 percent.

71 percent of the commercial and services establishments has enjoyed electronic devices for their receipt and payment. Establishments with the production of movies, video film and television programs, voice recording and music publishing activities have had the highest rate in this area with 96 percent.