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			Govern-ment	Govern-ment Company/ Corporation	Mixed	Private	Diplo-matic/ Interna-tional/ Regional	Non profit	Domestic	Total
Bahrain	Bahrainis	Males	22,976	n/a	n/a	75,352	n/a	n/a	0	98,328
		Females	26,489	n/a	n/a	36,613	n/a	n/a	0	63,102
		Total	49,465	n/a	n/a	111,965	n/a	n/a	0	161,430
	Non-Bahrainis	Males	5,582	n/a	n/a	436,480	n/a	n/a	22,148	464,210
		Females	3,372	n/a	n/a	43,002	n/a	n/a	52,748	99,122
		Total	8,954	n/a	n/a	479,482	n/a	n/a	74,896	563,332
	Total	Males	28,558	n/a	n/a	511,832	n/a	n/a	22,148	562,538
		Females	29,861	n/a	n/a	79,615	n/a	n/a	52,748	162,224
		Total	58,419	n/a	n/a	591,447	n/a	n/a	74,896	724,762
Kuwait	Kuwaitis	Males	148,158	n/a	n/a	36,997	n/a	n/a	0	185,155
		Females	218,080	n/a	n/a	35,324	n/a	n/a	0	253,404
		Total	366,238	n/a	n/a	72,321	n/a	n/a	0	438,559
	Non-Kuwaitis	Males	50,829	n/a	n/a	1,253,533	n/a	n/a	315,545	1,619,907
		Females	40,082	n/a	n/a	132,862	n/a	n/a	339,219	512,163
		Total	90,911	n/a	n/a	1,386,395	n/a	n/a	654,764	2,132,070
	Total	Males	198,987	n/a	n/a	1,290,530	n/a	n/a	315,545	1,805,062
		Females	258,162	n/a	n/a	168,186	n/a	n/a	339,219	765,567
		Total	457,149	n/a	n/a	1,458,716	n/a	n/a	654,764	2,570,629
Oman	Omanis	Males	N.A.	n/a	n/a	N.A.	n/a	n/a	N.A.	N.A.
		Females	N.A.	n/a	n/a	N.A.	n/a	n/a	N.A.	N.A.
		Total	N.A.	n/a	n/a	282,363	n/a	n/a	N.A.	N.A.
	Non-Omanis	Males	N.A.	n/a	n/a	N.A.	n/a	n/a	N.A.	N.A.
		Females	N.A.	n/a	n/a	N.A.	n/a	n/a	N.A.	N.A.
		Total	31,125	n/a	n/a	1,250,880	n/a	n/a	271,976	1,553,981
	Total	Males	N.A.	n/a	n/a	N.A.	n/a	n/a	N.A.	N.A.
		Females	N.A.	n/a	n/a	N.A.	n/a	n/a	N.A.	N.A.
		Total		n/a	n/a	N.A.	n/a	n/a	N.A.	N.A.
Qatar	Qataris	Males	50,843	7,558	5,680	5,921	164	148	0	70,314
		Females	31,292	5,936	4,048	3,634	98	183	0	45,191
		Total	82,135	13,494	9,728	9,555	262	331	0	115,505
	Non-Qataris	Males	59,791	37,926	20,918	1,453,991	4,948	1,296	64,413	1,643,283
		Females	16,943	15,066	2,124	130,127	1,887	276	96,373	262,796
		Total	76,734	52,992	23,042	1,584,118	6,835	1,572	160,786	1,906,079
	Total	Males	110,634	45,484	26,598	1,459,912	5,112	1,444	64,413	1,713,597
		Females	48,235	21,002	6,172	133,761	1,985	459	96,373	307,987
		Total	158,869	66,486	32,770	1,593,673	7,097	1,903	160,786	2,021,584
Saudi Arabia	Saudis	Males	955,378	n/a	n/a	1,307,157	n/a	n/a	0	2,262,535
		Females	588,923	n/a	n/a	786,686	n/a	n/a	0	1,375,609
		Total	1,544,301	n/a	n/a	2,093,843	n/a	n/a	0	3,638,144
	Non-Saudis	Males	97,271	n/a	n/a	6,713,866	n/a	n/a	2,509,842	9,320,979
		Females	62,212	n/a	n/a	271,201	n/a	n/a	877,227	1,210,640
		Total	159,483	n/a	n/a	6,985,067	n/a	n/a	3,387,069	10,531,619
	Total	Males	1,052,649	n/a	n/a	8,021,023	n/a	n/a	2,509,842	11,583,514
		Females	651,135	n/a	n/a	1,057,887	n/a	n/a	877,227	2,586,249
		Total	1,703,784	n/a	n/a	9,078,910	n/a	n/a	3,387,069	14,169,763
UAE	Emiratis	Males	N.A.	n/a	n/a	N.A.	n/a	n/a	N.A.	N.A.
		Females	N.A.	n/a	n/a	N.A.	n/a	n/a	N.A.	N.A.
		Total	N.A.	n/a	n/a	N.A.	n/a	n/a	N.A.	N.A.
	Non-Emiratis	Males	N.A.	n/a	n/a	N.A.	n/a	n/a	N.A.	N.A.
		Females	N.A.	n/a	n/a	N.A.	n/a	n/a	N.A.	N.A.
		Total	N.A.	n/a	n/a	N.A.	n/a	n/a	N.A.	N.A.
	Total	Males	N.A.	n/a	n/a	4,608,834	n/a	n/a	N.A.	N.A.
		Females	N.A.	n/a	n/a	584,904	n/a	n/a	N.A.	N.A.
		Total	N.A.	n/a	n/a	5,193,738	n/a	n/a	N.A.	N.A.

Sources: national institutes of statistics

1- Definitions and remarks:

n/a: not applicable (sector is not singled out in country’s statistics)

N.A.: Not available (data is not published)

Period of reference: Q2, 2022

Qatar: 2021 data.

UAE: end of year data.

“Mixed” sector refers to establishments in which the government shares capital with another party,

whether national, regional or foreign.

The listed sectors only exist in Qatar (and the UAE), or are not singled out in other countries’ statistics.

The “Government” sector may not include employees in the security and military sectors.

Administrative records usually do not include self-employed persons.

Qatar: population of reference: labour force.

UAE: total population employed in private sector. Figures disaggregated by nationality are not available. No figures available for public sector and domestic sector employment.

2- Sources of data:

Bahrain: Labour Market Regulation Authority (LMRA). Bahrain Labour Market Indicators (BLMI), Q2 2022,

Tables A; A1; A2

http://blmi.lmra.bh/2021/12/data/lmr/Table_A.xlsx

Kuwait: Central Statistical Bureau. Integrated Database – LMIS, Q2, 2022 data.

https://lmis.csb.gov.kw/

Oman: Royal Oman Police in National Center for Statistics and Information (NCSI). Monthly Statistical Bulletin July 2022 (June 2022 data)

https://www.ncsi.gov.om/Elibrary/Pages/LibraryContentView.aspx

Qatar: Planning and Statistics Authority. Annual Bulletins of Labour Force Sample Survey 2021

https://www.psa.gov.qa/en/statistics/Statistical%20Releases/Social/LaborForce/2021/Annual_Bulletin_Labour_force_2021_AE.xlsx

Saudi Arabia: General Authority for Statistics (GAStat). Labour Force Survey, Q2, 2022 data.

https://www.stats.gov.sa/en/814

UAE: Labour Market Information System, Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MoHRE).

https://www.mohre.gov.ae/en/data-library/statistical-report.aspx

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Keywords: Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Labour Market, Employment, National & Foreign Labour, National Labour, Foreign Labour, Domestic Workers

 

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