Labour Market Indicators

Foreign workers employment reached 531,447 workers by the end of the first quarter of 2021. Non-Bahraini employment decreased by 9.4% annually compared to 586,874 workers in the same quarter last year.
Bahraini employment was 153,757 workers by the end of the first quarter decreasing at an annual rate of 1.9% compared to 156,746 workers in the first quarter of 2020.
The number of new employment work permits issued by LMRA during first quarter of 2021 was 36,732 decreasing at an annual rate of 10.6%.
The share of small organizations, employing less than 10 workers, of employment work permits was 47.7% of total work permits issued during the first quarter of 2021.
Median monthly wages for Bahrainis reached BD 556 this quarter. The Median wage of Bahrainis was BD 539 in the same quarter a year before showing increase at the rate of 3.2%.

Last Update: Tuesday 6 July 2021