Labour Market Indicators

Foreign workers employment reached 563,332 workers by the end of the second quarter of this year. Non-Bahraini employment increased by an annual rate of 5.5% compared to 534,091 workers in the same quarter of 2021.
Bahraini employment reached 161,430 workers by the end of the second quarter representing an annual growth rate of 3.6% compared to 155,747 workers in the second quarter of 2021.
The number of new employment work permits issued by LMRA during this quarter was 41,093 representing an increase of 37.9% annually.
The share of small organizations, employing less than 10 workers, of employment work permits was 45.4% of total new employment work permits issued during the second quarter of 2022.
Median monthly wages for Bahrainis reached BHD 559 this quarter. The Median wage of Bahrainis was BHD 553 in the same quarter a year before showing increase at the rate of 1.1%.

Last Update: Sunday 13 November 2022