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About 40% of the Syrian workforce is employed in agriculture, 40% in services, and 20% in industry. There is a high level of underemployment, and the unemployment rate is very high. Many unskilled persons in agriculture and industry work only seasonally. |
 Shepherd at Apamea |  Shepherd tending his sheep near Apamea |  Syrian construction workers |
 Syrian chauffeur |  Shoe shiner in Aleppo |  Farmers in northern Syria |
 Boy selling fruit in Deir es-Zur |  Street vendor in Aleppo |  Shopkeepers in Aleppo |