UAE, Dubai: Percentage distribution of population (aged 15 years and above) by nationality (Emirati/ non-Emirati), sex and economic activity status (2017)

  Labour Force (Economically Active)  Outside Labour Force (Non-Economically Active)
 Employed Unemployed Total % Homemaker  Full Time Student Other  Total %
Males 97.4 2.6 100 65.4 0 47.6 52.4 100 34.6
Emirati Females  95.1 4.9 100 37.4 44.5 29.3 26.2 100 62.6
Total 96.6 3.4 100 51.1 29.1 35.6 35.3 100 48.9
Males 99.8 0.2 100 95.9 0 65.2 34.8 100 4.1
 Non Emirati Females  98.8 1.2 100 55.7 76.3 13 10.7 100 44.3
Total 99.6 0.4 100 85.3 60.6 23.7 15.7 100 14.7
Males 99.7 0.3 100 94.6 0 60.3 39.7 100 5.4
Total  Females  98.5 1.5 100 53.6 71.2 15.6 13.2 100 46.4
Total 99.5 0.5 100 83.1 54.7 26 19.3 100 16.9

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.

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