United Arab Emirates
Latest Available Workforce Statistics
- December 2019
Total Workforce
6.9m
Unemployed
182K
Impact of Coronavirus
▪ The Economic package is worth 2% of GDP.
▪ The UAE Government has announced that it will
review labour ties with countries that aren't
repatriating their citizens.
▪ Dubai has introduced movement permits which the
general public need to obtain before leaving the
house. Employees of essential services are excluded
from the movement restrictions.
Employment Share: Coronavirus - Likely Impact by Sector
High Impact Medium Impact Lower Impact
Accommodation
and Food Services
6%
Construction
22%
Education
3%
Real Estate;
Business and
Administrative
activities
14%
Financial and
Insurance Activities
3%
Human Health and
Social Work
Activities
2%
Manufacturing
10%
Mining and
Quarrying
1%
Public Admin,
defence, social
security
4%
Wholesale and
Retail trade
12%
Transport, storage
and communication
7%
Utilities
1%
Arts, Entertainment,
Recreation and
other services
13%
Agriculture, Forestry
and fishing
1%
Share of Workforce based on Sector and Likely Impact of Coronavirus on Jobs
Forecast YOY Change
-3.5%
IMF GDP
Forecast*
*IMF Real GDP Forecast is a baseline scenario which assumes pandemic containment
measures are gradually wound down in the second half of 2020. IMF, World Economic
Outlook, April 2020
IMF, W orld Economic Outlook, April 2020 https://www.imf.org/en/Publications/WEO/Issues/2020/04/14/weo-april-2020
https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/ https://www.ilo.org/global/topics/coronavirus/lang--en/index.htm
https://www.lexology.com/research/hubs/coronavirus
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-saudi-curfew/saudi-arabia-extends-coronavirus-curfew-uae-warns-on-worker-repatriation-idUSKCN21T0W M
56% 33% 12%
High Impact Medium Impact Lower Impact
