Economic sector 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Construction 780,439 916,309 1,090,513 1,374,566 1,938,735 1,760,975 1,553,733 1,534,447 1,506,667 1,382,059 1,481,146 1,550,459 1,607,396 1,712,000 Wholesale Trade and Repair Services 484,457 516,061 563,659 654,071 777,214 846,606 868,012 866,662 922,974 964,730 1,045,541 1,122,943 1,131,704 1,122,000 Manufacturing 271,541 288,855 326,196 376,721 … Continue reading UAE: Total labour force in the private sector by economic activity (2004-2017)