1. Does the labour market structure explain differences in poverty in Rural Punjab Rashid Amjad G.M. Arif

2. Distribution of Districts by Agro-climatic Zones in Rural Punjab Agro-climatic ZonesDistricts Rice/Wheat PunjabSialkot Gujrat Gujranwala Sheikhupura Lahore Kasur Narowal Mandi Bahauddin Hafizabad Mixed PunjabSargodha Khushab Jhang Faislabad Toba Tek Singh Okara Cotton/Wheat PunjabSahiwal Bahawalnagar Bahawalpur Rahim Yar Khan Multan Vehari Lodhran Khanewal Pakpattan Low Intensity PunjabD. G. Khan Rajanpur Muzaffargarh Leiah Mianwali Bhakkar Barani PunjabAtttock Jhelum Rawalpindi Islamabad Chakwal Cotton/Wheat SindhSukkur Khairpur Nawabshah Hyderabad Tharparker Nousheroferoz Ghotki Umerkot Mirpurkhas Sanghar

3. Poverty Ranking (Poorest Showing 1) of Rural Agro-climatic Zone in Punjab ZoneRanking Cotton/Wheat1 Low Intensity2 Mixed Punjab3 Rice/Wheat4 Barani5

4. Urbanization by Agro-climatic Zones of Rural Punjab ZoneTotal Districts Number of districts  20% Urbanized > 20% Urbanized Cotton/Wheat927 Low Intensity615 Mixed Punjab651 Rice/Wheat972 Barani541

5. 361 large rural localities with urban characteristics are situated in Barani, Mixed and Rice/Wheat Zones of Punjab and NWFP

6. Top 20 High-Migration (Overseas) Districts Zone/ProvinceNumber of Districts Cotton2 Low Intensity-- Mixed1 Rice/Wheat5 Barani4 NWFP6 Sindh1 AJK1

7. Percentage Distribution of the Employed Rural Labour Force by Industry and Zones IndustryRice- Wheat Mixed Punjab Cotton Wheat Punjab Low Intensity Punjab Barani Punjab Agriculture, forestry, fishing45.954.458.958.731.8 Mining & Quarrying0.00.20.40.5 Manufacturing12.19.64.97.11.5 Electricity0.7 0.2 0.6 Construction5.94.36.78.711.4 Wholesales & Retail trade14.29.1 6.2 Transport & storage4.02.43.02.34.6 Real estate & insurance0.30.10.0 Social & personal service15.318.114.711.124.0 Others1.61.32.15.219.3 Total100.0

8. Family Size, Dependency Ratio and Education by Zone ZoneFamily sizeDependency ratio % illiterate % having 10 or more years of education Rice/wheat7.90.9340.414.1 Mixed Punjab7.80.9447.814.2 Cotton-wheat8.00.9954.89.1 Low intensity8.41.1460.86.8 Barani Punjab6.90.7931.418.9