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Workforce numbers in the UAE by gender 2011-2017

Number of employed persons in the United Arab Emirates from 2011 to 2017, by gender (in thousand)

The data displays the total number of the workforce in the UAE from 2011 to 2017, broken down by gender. In 2017, the female workforce was 474 thousand strong, out of a total work force of more than five million workers.

2011 3631 276
2012 3734 311
2013 3714 337
2014 4052 392
2015 4315 430
2016 4434 456
2017 4565 474