4.1 Urban Economy and Role of the Town

The town serves as woreda administration and trade center. There are 19 manufacturing, 283 wholesale and retail trades, 122 service trades, nine fuel stations and four garages in the town. There are six banks and six micro financial institutions giving financial services in the town. Economic activity rate for both sexes is 58.8% while unemployment is 19.7%.

The average annual revenue of the municipality within the 2007-2011 period was 15,410,812.69 Birr and the major sources of revenue were different taxes, rents and service charges. The major investment opportunities in the town are: Agro-industry processing, hotel and tourism development.

Mojo has economic linkages with the surrounding areas, towns, region and Addis Ababa. The town gets grain products, livestock supply, natural resources (fuel wood, charcoal) and surplus labor from surrounding areas. The town gets agricultural inputs from Adama, manufacturing and commercial products and some construction materials from Addis Ababa, Adama and the town itself.

4.2 Social and Municipal Services

Social Services

Education

There are 9 private kindergartens; one government primary schools; three government and one private junior secondary schools; two high schools including preparatory; one government and one private TVET and two private colleges in Mojo town.