UAE: Percentage distribution of employed population (aged 15 and above) by sex and economic activity (2023)
| Emiratis | Non-Emiratis | Total | |||||||
| Males | Females | Total | Males | Females | Total | Males | Females | Total | |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 1.9% | 0.1% | 1.5% |
| Mining and quarrying | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 5.2% | 1.7% | 4.4% |
| Manufacturing | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 10.2% | 3.2% | 8.6% |
| Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 0.8% | 0.5% | 0.7% |
| Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 0.5% | 0.1% | 0.4% |
| Construction | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 20.4% | 3.2% | 16.5% |
| Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 17.8% | 9.3% | 15.8% |
| Transportation and storage | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 6.3% | 3.7% | 5.7% |
| Accommodation and food service activities | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 5.4% | 2.5% | 4.7% |
| Information and communication | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 2.6% | 3.3% | 2.7% |
| Financial and insurance activities | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 2.5% | 4.9% | 3.0% |
| Real estate activities | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 2.0% | 2.7% | 2.2% |
| Professional, scientific and technical activities | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 3.4% | 6.0% | 4.0% |
| Administrative and support service activities | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 8.0% | 6.3% | 7.6% |
| Public administration and defence; compulsory social security | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 5.0% | 5.6% | 5.1% |
| Education | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 1.2% | 8.6% | 2.9% |
| Human health and social work activities | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 1.7% | 7.6% | 3.0% |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 0.6% | 1.0% | 0.7% |
| Other service activities | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 1.6% | 2.0% | 1.7% |
| Activities of households as employers; services-producing activities of households for own use | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 2.5% | 25.9% | 7.9% |
| Activities of extraterritorial organizations and bodies | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.1% |
| Not Stated | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 0.6% | 1.4% | 0.8% |
| Total | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% |
Source: Federal Competitiveness and Statistitics Center (FCSC)
ANNEXED NOTE
1. Characteristics of data, definitions and population counting operations in the UAE
Since 2016, the UAE Federal Competitiveness and Statistitics Center (FCSC)
resumed the implementation of Labour Force Surveys. The last one was conducted in 2009.
Labour Force Surveys are based on field surveys.
No metadata and methodological indications for the current Labour Force Surveys are available.
https://fcsa.gov.ae/en-us/Pages/Statistics/qualitygate.aspx#?tid=1&sid=1
Since 2020, Labour Force Surveys’ publications stopped including data disaggregated by nationality (national/non-national).
2. Institution which provides data
Federal Competitiveness and Statistitics Center (FCSC)
https://fcsa.gov.ae/en-us/
3. Data availability
The results of 2008, 2009, 2016 to 2023 Labour Force Surveys are available (in Excel format) in FCSC’s website, section “Statistics by Subject”; “Demographis and Social Statistics”; “Labor Force”
https://fcsc.gov.ae/en-us/Pages/Statistics/Statistics-by-Subject.aspx?_gl=1*yblmar*_ga*MTUxNDM3MDY4MS4xNzM2OTU4MzA1*_ga_ZHMQE6JK4Z*MTczNjk2NTg3MC4zLjEuMTczNjk2NjIyOS4wLjAuMA..#report-tvDetails
Raw datasets for the period 2019 to the last LFS are also available in the UAE Stat portal
https://uaestat.fcsc.gov.ae/en
Last date of access: February 2025
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