Economic sector	2015
Construction	1,550,459
Trade and Repair Services	1,122,943
Manufacturing	455,097
Real  Estate and Rental and Business Services	543,321
Transportation Storage and Communication	358,041
Hotels and Restaurants	211,535
Community and Personal Services and Other	179,078
Educational Services and Studies	81,834
Financial Intermediation	60,385
Others	173,855
Undefined	8,076
Total	4,744,624

Source: Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MoHRE), 2015

ANNEXED NOTE

1. Characteristics of data

The figures pertain to the number of workers registered in the UAE’s private sector, with the MoHRE.
No definition of covered population or other metadata is available. It is unclear whether or not figures include nationals.
Domestic workers are not included.

2. Institution which provides data

Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MOHRE): http://www.mohre.gov.ae/en/home.aspx

3. Data availability

The data is taken from the “open data” section of MoHRE website:
http://www.mohre.gov.ae/en/data-library.aspx
Data is available in PDF and Excel formats.

Date of access: January 2017.

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