Their number rose to 144.3 thousand in the federal government sector ... and increased by 10.3% in the “private” sector at the end of last year.

11.5% increase in the number of working citizens in the country during 2019

12.4% of male and female citizens work as legislators, senior employees and managers.

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The Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Authority revealed an increase in the number of citizens working in the country during the past year compared to 2018, explaining that the number of citizens working in the federal and local government sectors and the private sector and the joint sector (government and private) reached 349 thousand and 876 citizens by the end of 2019, compared to 313,843 male and female citizens in 2018, an increase of 36,33 male and female citizens in just one year, an increase of 11.5%.

Government sector

The "Labor Force Survey 2019" carried out by the authority showed that the number of citizens working in the federal government sector rose to 144 thousand and 443 male and female citizens by the end of last year, compared to 115 thousand and 609 male and female citizens by the end of 2018, an increase of 25%.

The number of citizens working in the local government sector increased to 134,493 citizens by the end of last year, compared to 133,640 citizens by the end of 2018, an increase of 0.6%.

private sector

The Competitiveness and Statistics showed that the total number of citizens working in the private sector rose to 28,619 citizens by the end of 2019, compared to 25,948 citizens in 2018, an increase of 10.3%, while the number of citizens working in the joint sector increased during the past year. To 42 thousand and 321 male and female citizens, compared to 38 thousand and 646 male and female citizens, an increase of 9.5%.

The workers

According to the authority, 40.5% of male and female citizens work in the federal government sector, 37.7% work in the local government sector, 11.9% work in the joint sector, 8% work in the private sector, while 0.3% work in the foreign sector, while The remaining percentage is distributed between non-profit and non-establishment organizations and others.

Wages

Competitiveness and Statistics revealed that 97.1% of citizens work for wages, while 1.9% are employers, and 0.7% work for their own account, while there is no citizen working for the family for a wage, and the rest is not shown.

It indicated that 61.2% of citizens work for a wage ranging between 10 thousand and 34 thousand and 999 dirhams per month, while 25.3% of citizens work for wages ranging between 10 thousand and 19 thousand and 999 dirhams, while 36% of them work for wages ranging between 20 thousand and 34 thousand and 999 dirhams. While 1% of citizens work for wages ranging between 75 thousand and 99 thousand and 999 dirhams.

She added that 3.9% of citizens work for wages ranging between 50 thousand and 74 thousand and 999 dirhams, while 9.2% work for wages ranging between 35 thousand and 49 thousand and 999 dirhams, while 4% of citizens work for wages ranging between 5000 and 9999 dirhams, while working less than 1% of citizens wages ranging between 1000 and 4999 dirhams, while no citizen works for a wage less than 999 dirhams, and the rest is not shown.

Occupations

Regarding the most prominent occupations of male and female citizens, 12.4% of them work as legislators, senior employees and managers, while 21.6% work specialists, and 25.5% work as technical and assistants specialists, while 15% work as office and support employees, and 22.4% of them work in the areas of sales and services While less than 1% of them work in various fields, such as skilled workers in agriculture, forestry, fishing, craftsmen, machine and factory operators, and workers in primary occupations.

"Competitiveness and Statistics" indicated that 60% of citizens work in public administration, defense and social security, while 5.5% of them work in education, 4.4% of them work in financial and insurance activities, in addition to 3.2% work in human health and social work activities. And 2.7% in wholesale and retail trade, while less than 1% work in various activities, such as real estate activities, arts and entertainment, construction, water supply, accommodation and food services.

Age and education

The authority figures indicated that male and female male and female workers are concentrated in the age groups from 25 to 29 years old, from 30 to 34 years old, from 35 to 39 years old, from 40 to 44 years old, and from 45 to 49 years old.

Regarding the educational status of working citizens, 34% of them hold a bachelor's degree or its equivalent, while 34.6% of them have completed the second stage of secondary education, 14% have completed the first stage of secondary education, while 5.7% hold a master's degree or its equivalent, As for the rest, they are distributed among the rest of the education degrees.

97.8%

The total number of workers in the state increased, during the past year, to 7 million 388 thousand and 315 employees, compared to seven million 225 thousand and 305 employees in 2018. The Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Authority stated that individuals of working age (active) constitute 82 percent. % Of the total population (which is the population aged 15 years and over).

She pointed out that more than 81% of this group, which is the productive group in the country, are among the labor force, indicating that most individuals within the work force are actually employed, as the percentage of employed constitutes 97.8% of the total workforce, meaning that the vast majority Of the labor force is in the production stage, while the unemployment rate is 2.2%.

Women's participation

The Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Authority stated that women participate in the workforce at high rates, with 58% of women of working age, and the UAE has made tangible progress in this field compared to 2018, where the rate of women's participation in the workforce reached 52.7%.

61%

Of the citizens working for a wage ranging between 10 thousand and 34.9 thousand dirhams.

40.5%

Of the citizens work in the federal government sector ... and 8% in the "private" sector.

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