▁included ▁the ▁De ir ▁al - Bal ah ▁Camp . ▁ ▁Econom y ▁ ▁The ▁De ir ▁al - Bal ah ▁Governor ate ' s ▁principal ▁economic ▁activity ▁is ▁services , ▁account ing ▁for ▁ 6 7 . 4 % ▁of ▁the ▁labor ▁force . ▁Com merce , ▁hospital ity ▁and ▁ret ail ▁account ▁for ▁ 1 2 . 9 %, ▁agricult ure ▁and ▁fish ing ▁ 1 0 . 1 %, ▁transport ation ▁and ▁communication ▁ 5 . 4 % ▁and ▁manufact uring ▁ 3 . 4 %. ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁the ▁un emp loyment ▁rate ▁in ▁the ▁governor ate ▁was ▁ 3 5 . 2 % ▁while ▁the ▁labor ▁force ▁participation ▁rate ▁was ▁ 3 8 . 7 %. ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁there ▁were ▁ 1 , 1 0 8 ▁business ▁establish ments ▁in ▁the ▁city . ▁ ▁Agricult ure ▁and ▁fish ing ▁De ir ▁al - Bal ah ▁is ▁well ▁known ▁for ▁growing ▁date ▁pal ms , ▁an ▁estimated ▁ 2 0 , 0 0 0 ▁of ▁which ▁covered ▁the ▁landscape ▁south ▁and ▁west ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s . ▁However , ▁some ▁ 3 , 5 5 0 ▁trees ▁were ▁up root ed ▁or ▁bul ld oz ed ▁by ▁the ▁Isra eli ▁Army ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁years ▁of ▁the ▁Second ▁Int if ada ▁beginning ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁There ▁were ▁an ▁estimated ▁ 1 6 , 5 0 0 ▁pal ms ▁in ▁De ir