The statistic shows the total number of the workforce in the private sector in the United Arab Emirates in 2019, broken down by emirate. In this year, the workforce in Dubai was 2.6 million strong. In total, the country employed more than five million people in the private sector.
Number of employed persons in the private sector in the United Arab Emirates in 2019, by emirate region
(in 1,000)
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MOHRE (UAE). (December 21, 2020). Number of employed persons in the private sector in the United Arab Emirates in 2019, by emirate region (in 1,000) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 10, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/638074/uae-total-number-of-workforce-by-emirate/
MOHRE (UAE). "Number of employed persons in the private sector in the United Arab Emirates in 2019, by emirate region (in 1,000)." Chart. December 21, 2020. Statista. Accessed March 10, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/638074/uae-total-number-of-workforce-by-emirate/
MOHRE (UAE). (2020). Number of employed persons in the private sector in the United Arab Emirates in 2019, by emirate region (in 1,000). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 10, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/638074/uae-total-number-of-workforce-by-emirate/
MOHRE (UAE). "Number of Employed Persons in The Private Sector in The United Arab Emirates in 2019, by Emirate Region (in 1,000)." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Dec 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/638074/uae-total-number-of-workforce-by-emirate/
MOHRE (UAE), Number of employed persons in the private sector in the United Arab Emirates in 2019, by emirate region (in 1,000) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/638074/uae-total-number-of-workforce-by-emirate/ (last visited March 10, 2025)
Number of employed persons in the private sector in the United Arab Emirates in 2019, by emirate region (in 1,000) [Graph], MOHRE (UAE), December 21, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/638074/uae-total-number-of-workforce-by-emirate/
