UAE, Dubai: Percentage distribution of employed population (aged 15 and above) by nationality (Emirati/ non-Emirati), sex and occupation category (2017)

		Occupation category
		Managers	Professionals	Technicians and associate professionals	Clerical support workers	Service and sales workers	Skilled agricultural, forestry and fishery workers	Craft and related trades workers	Plant and machine operators, and assemblers	Elementary occupations	Total
	Males	15.2	17	28.7	12.2	24.7	0.2	0.2	1.8	0	100
Emiratis	Females	12.9	33.3	20.3	27.4	6	0	0.1	0	0	100
	Total	14.3	23	25.7	17.8	17.8	0.1	0.1	1.2	0	100
	Males	8.9	10.3	10	4	15	0.1	29	10.9	11.8	100
Non-Emiratis	Females	9.6	25.9	14.2	11.3	13.3	0	0.4	0.2	25.1	100
	Total	9	12.9	10.7	5.2	14.8	0.1	24.1	9.1	14.1	100
	Males	9.1	10.5	10.5	4.2	15.4	0.1	28.1	10.7	11.4	100
Total	Females	9.8	26.5	14.7	12.6	12.7	0	0.4	0.2	23.1	100
	Total	9.3	13.3	11.3	5.7	14.9	0.1	23.1	8.8	13.5	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.

Classification of occupations: International Standard Classification of Occupations (ISCO 08).

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