Oman: Employed population by nationality (Omani/ non-Omani), sex and sector of economic activity (private and domestic sectors) (2016)
Omanis | Expatriates | Total | |||||||
Males | Females | Total | Males | Females | Total | Males | Females | Total | |
Agriculture, Hunting and Forestry | 850 | 351 | 1,201 | 91,473 | 184 | 91,657 | 92,323 | 535 | 92,858 |
Fishing | 20 | 18 | 38 | 2,154 | 17 | 2,171 | 2,174 | 35 | 2,209 |
Mining and Quarrying | 26,190 | 1,873 | 28,063 | 18,392 | 746 | 19,138 | 44,582 | 2,619 | 47,201 |
Manufacturing | 19,616 | 4,848 | 24,464 | 218,900 | 976 | 219,876 | 238,516 | 5,824 | 244,340 |
Electricity, Gas and Water Supply | 2,572 | 372 | 2,944 | 1,030 | 13 | 1,043 | 3,602 | 385 | 3,987 |
Construction | 43,957 | 10,403 | 54,360 | 650,027 | 956 | 650,983 | 693,984 | 11,359 | 705,343 |
Wholesale, Retail Trade and Repair of Motor Vehicles, Motorcycles and Personal and Household Goods | 24,585 | 11,359 | 35,944 | 240,622 | 5,480 | 246,102 | 265,207 | 16,839 | 282,046 |
Hotels and Restaurants | 5,156 | 2,305 | 7,461 | 110,444 | 2,913 | 113,357 | 115,600 | 5,218 | 120,818 |
Transport, Storage and Communication | 14,785 | 3,372 | 18,157 | 70,019 | 2,014 | 72,033 | 84,804 | 5,386 | 90,190 |
Financial Intermediaries | 8,481 | 6,953 | 15,434 | 3,681 | 432 | 4,113 | 12,162 | 7,385 | 19,547 |
Real Estate, Renting and Business Activities | 18,652 | 6,589 | 25,241 | 88,228 | 3,768 | 91,996 | 106,880 | 10,357 | 117,237 |
Education | 2,318 | 3,576 | 5,894 | 7,359 | 8,106 | 15,465 | 9,677 | 11,682 | 21,359 |
Health and Social Work | 666 | 1,374 | 2,040 | 4,805 | 5,551 | 10,356 | 5,471 | 6,925 | 12,396 |
Community and Personal Services | 1,147 | 695 | 1,842 | 48,105 | 5,122 | 53,227 | 49,252 | 5,817 | 55,069 |
Private Household with Employed Persons | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47,905 | 147,583 | 195,488 | 47,905 | 147,583 | 195,488 |
Extra-Territorial Organizations and Bodies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 635 | 339 | 974 | 635 | 339 | 974 |
Total | 168,995 | 54,088 | 223,083 | 1,603,779 | 184,200 | 1,787,979 | 1,772,774 | 238,288 | 2,011,062 |
Source: NCSI.
ANNEXED NOTE
1. Technical Notes and Definitions
Data refer to the population employed in the private and domestic sectors only (agregated figures).
Figures do not include independent, own-account workers.
Period of reference: end of year.
Classification of economic activities: ISIC Rev. 3.
2. Institution which provides data
National Center for Statistics and Information (NCSI)
3. Data availability
The data is available in NCSI’s Statistical Yearbooks (chapter “Employment”)
https://www.ncsi.gov.om/Elibrary/Pages/LibraryContentView.aspx
SYB 2018:
https://www.ncsi.gov.om/Elibrary/LibraryContentDoc/bar_Statistical%20Year%20Book%202018_a8b32d59-cdc9-4987-ba29-1e7ce78d5cca.pdf
Data can also be downloaded from NCSI’s data portal:
http://data.gov.om/
http://data.gov.om/byvmwhe/labour-market
Last date of access: November 2018.