United Arab Emirates - Labor force, total

The value for Labor force, total in United Arab Emirates was 6,498,588 as of 2021. As the graph below shows, over the past 31 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 6,598,173 in 2019 and a minimum value of 935,270 in 1990.

Definition: Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes people who are currently employed and people who are unemployed but seeking work as well as first-time job-seekers. Not everyone who works is included, however. Unpaid workers, family workers, and students are often omitted, and some countries do not count members of the armed forces. Labor force size tends to vary during the year as seasonal workers enter and leave.

Source: Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database and World Bank population estimates. Labor data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1990 935,270
1991 1,006,732
1992 1,081,707
1993 1,162,427
1994 1,240,291
1995 1,318,509
1996 1,397,900
1997 1,483,687
1998 1,573,119
1999 1,666,634
2000 1,769,333
2001 1,924,676
2002 2,083,897
2003 2,274,677
2004 2,538,772
2005 2,903,680
2006 3,441,127
2007 4,085,185
2008 4,762,752
2009 5,376,864
2010 5,861,104
2011 6,135,877
2012 6,279,857
2013 6,329,460
2014 6,347,513
2015 6,384,978
2016 6,457,163
2017 6,551,369
2018 6,513,809
2019 6,598,173
2020 6,376,718
2021 6,498,588

Statistical Concept and Methodology: The labor force is the supply of labor available for producing goods and services in an economy. It includes people who are currently employed and people who are unemployed but seeking work as well as first-time job-seekers. Not everyone who works is included, however. Unpaid workers, family workers, and students are often omitted, and some countries do not count members of the armed forces. Labor force size tends to vary during the year as seasonal workers enter and leave. Data are generated with World Bank population estimates and ILO estimates on labor force participation rate. The ILO estimates are harmonized to ensure comparability across countries and over time by accounting for differences in data source, scope of coverage, methodology, and other country-specific factors. The estimates are based mainly on nationally representative labor force surveys, with other sources (population censuses and nationally reported estimates) used only when no survey data are available.

Aggregation method: Sum

Periodicity: Annual

General Comments: Data up to 2016 are estimates while data from 2017 are projections.

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Labor force structure