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Work Force Statistics
11% Trade Union Membership of full time workers in
2021
Strike action is illegal in the UAE
▪ Dubai delivery workers went on an illegal strike
over pay and conditions
▪ Further strikes are expected over increases to the
cost of living
Age & Gender Profile - Employed Population 2019
▪ Y Y D b ' w
▪ According to the Mercer Total Renumeration
Survey wage inflation was 3.6% in 2021
Inflation and Wage Growth
Q2 2022
Total Labor Force (000s)
6,499
Employed Workers (000s) 6,278
Unemployed Workers (000s) 221
Unemployment Rate 3.4%
United Arab Emirates
* ILO Modelled Estimate
Change in Labor Force compared to 2019 - * ILO Modelled Estimate
Employment in the UAE decreased by ~0.5% when
compared with 2019.
▪ The majority of the workforce consists of Males
>25 years and this was the most impacted cohort
with employment falling by 41K.
Industrial Action
d b
d b
Indicative Wages (in USD)
Other Cost Considerations
Change in Employed Population Compared to 2019
Monthly Hourly
Sources:
https://wageindicator.org/
https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/
https://data.worldbank.org/
https://tradingeconomics.com/
https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/data/database
https://www.ft.com/content/17fc356f-4351-4f2d-9001-c9b4c61e4b52
Minimum wages only apply to non-foreigners.
