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WAGE EMPLOYMENT BY SECTOR, 2005 - 2010
						Number, 000's
	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010*
Private agriculture and forestry	272.4	280.3	289.0	289.7	288.0	291.8
Rest of private sector	885.0	927.4	992.7	1,016.2	1,058.5	1,105.2
Public service	654.2	649.9	628.1	638.0	653.5	663.4
Total	1,811.6	1,857.6	1,909.8	1,943.9	2,000.1	2,060.4
Source: Kenya National Bureau of Statistics.
* Provisional
WAGE EMPLOYMENT BY SECTOR, 2005 - 2010
						Number 000's
Sector	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010*
Private
Minority shareholding by the public sector..	80.8	84.3	89.5	91.1	93.9	97.5
Incorporated Companies
Local public.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..	112.1	117.0	124.2	126.4	130.5	135.4
Local private .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..	435.3	454.3	482.2	491.5	506.6	525.6
Foreign public .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..	97.7	101.9	108.2	110.2	113.7	117.9
Foreign private .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..	115.5	120.5	127.9	130.3	134.4	139.4
Co-operatives .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..	84.1	87.7	93.1	94.8	97.8	101.4
Other private sector .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..	231.9	242.0	256.6	261.5	269.7	279.9
Total .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..	1,157.4	1,207.7	1,281.7	1,305.9	1,346.5	1,397.0
Public
Central Government .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..	189.5	187.7	192.3	196.8	200.6	212.0
TSC .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..	232.8	233.3	234.6	236.8	245.4	243.0
Parastatal Bodies** .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..	97.5	97.2	80.6	82.4	84.4	84.4
Majority Control by the public sector .. .. .. ..	46.9	46.8	38.8	39.7	40.6	40.8
Local Government .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..	87.5	85.0	81.9	82.3	82.6	82.9
Total .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..	654.2	649.9	628.1	638.0	653.5	663.4
Total .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..	1,811.6	1,857.6	1,909.8	1,943.9	2,000.1	2,060.4
Source : Kenya National Bureau of Statistics
** Refers to wholly owned state co-orporations.
* Provisional