UAE: Total labour force in the private sector (2004-2015)
| Labour force | |
| 2004 | 2,013,523 |
| 2005 | 2,242,376 |
| 2006 | 2,567,349 |
| 2007 | 3,113,022 |
| 2008 | 4,079,453 |
| 2009 | 4,072,315 |
| 2010 | 3,880,494 |
| 2011 | 3,906,594 |
| 2012 | 4,044,364 |
| 2013 | 4,051,233 |
| 2014 | 4,444,500 |
| 2015 | 4,744,624 |
Source: Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MoHRE)
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 metadata is available. It is unclear whether or not figures include nationals, and unemployed persons.
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: March 2017.