Nearly one in three and over one in ten ex-Gazans with post-secondary degrees across all camps work with UNRWA, whereas only 5% of citizen Palestinian refugees do. In contrast, for non-ex-Gaza refugees, increasing education is associated with enhanced likelihood of having a public-sector job and reaches as many as 41% of all employed individuals who have completed tertiary education. Table 26 Percentage of employed individuals aged 15 and above employed by UNRWA and the government by exGaza status and educational attainment (n=41,271) UNRWA Government sector No completed schooling Elementary Preparatory/ Basic Secondary Postsecondary Ex-Gazans, Jerash 1 2 2 5 31 Other ex-Gazans 1 1 2 3 13 Other Palestinian refugees 1 1 1 2 5 Ex-Gazans, Jerash 5 3 2 1 5 Other ex-Gazans 1 4 2 3 4 Other Palestinian refugees 11 12 14 19 41 Work hours The three groups of Palestinian refugees report working roughly the same number of hours every week, with mean and median hours around 50 (Table 27), although in line with the general picture of ex-Gazans outside Jerash pursuing ‘compensatory’ employment, this group appears to work slightly longer hours by both measures. Table 27 Percentage of all employed aged 15 and above by grouped as well as mean and median weekly (usual) work hours in main job (n=3,939). Ex-Gazans, Jerash Other ex-Gazans Other Palestinian refugees 1-29 hrs 6 3 4 30-39 hrs 10 11 15 40-44 hrs 17 14 13 45-49 hrs 20 23 24 50-59 hrs 18 15 15 60-69 hrs 17 17 14 70+ hrs 12 19 15 Total 100 100 100 Mean hrs 50 53 51 Median hrs 48 49 48 n 242 350 3,347 Pay and non-pay benefits Individual employment income is similar for all three population groups. Yet the statistics displayed in Figure 28 suggest that ex-Gazans from Jerash camp earn less than both other groups (the median income is lower), but also that ex-Gazans outside Jerash camp earn less than other Palestinians (the mean income is slightly lower). However, although the ‘Just getting by’ Ex-Gazans in Jerash and other refugee camps in Jordan 71

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