UAE, Dubai: Percentage distribution of employed population (15 years and above) by nationality (Emiratis/ non-Emirati), sex and average usual working hours per week (2017)

Weekly working hours
15 – 29 30 – 34 35 – 39 40 – 48 49+ Total
Males 0.5 2.7 46 49 1.8 100
Emiratis Females  0.5 2.2 53 43.2 1.1 100
Total 0.5 2.5 48.6 46.9 1.5 100
Males 0.1 0.5 2.2 61.4 35.8 100
 Non-Emiratis Females  0.4 3.1 7.4 61.4 27.7 100
Total 0.1 0.9 3.1 61.5 34.4 100
Males 0.1 0.5 3.5 61.1 34.8 100
Total  Females  0.4 3 11 60 25.6 100
Total 0.2 1 4.8 60.8 33.2 100

Source : Dubai Statistics Center – Labour Force Survey 2017 
 
ANNEXED NOTE
 
1. Characteristics of data, definitions

DSC has been conducting Labour Force Surveys on Dubai Emirate in 2008, 2009, 2011 and yearly since 2012.

Sample of LFS 2017: 3,000 households (1,500 Emirati households and 1,500 non-Emirati households) and 1,000 workers from labour gatherings.
Date of reference: ? 2017.

The time reference of the survey is:
Visit day is the time reference for the family personal data.
The week ended on the visit day is the time reference for the employment status (employed / unemployed).
Month ended on the visit day is the time reference for job search.
The two years ended on the visit day represent the time reference for training of people who are unemployed and seeking a job.

As of mid-June 2018: 1,000 AED=272 US$ and 236 Euros.

2. Institution which provides data 

Dubai Statistics Centre (DSC).

3. Data availability 

Some tabulations of the results of Dubai Labour Force Surveys are available (in English and in Arabic, PDF and Word formats) at:
https://www.dsc.gov.ae/en-us/Themes/Pages/Labour.aspx?Theme=41&year=2017#DSC_Tab1
A summary volume of tables and analysis from 2017 and earlier Labour Force Surveys appear in publications (PDF format, in Arabic only):
https://www.dsc.gov.ae/en-us/Themes/Pages/Labour.aspx?Theme=41&year=2017#DSC_Tab2

Some tables (in PDF format), definition of concepts and partial methodological indications are available in the LFS’ project page on DSC’s website:
https://www.dsc.gov.ae/en-us/Programs-Statistical-Surveys/Pages/Statistical-Project-details.aspx?ProjectId=21

Last date of access: June 2018