By SOMAN BABY<\/p>\n
MANAMA: Employment in Bahrain shot up by 10.5 per cent during the third quarter of this year, it was revealed yesterday.<\/p>\n
Most of the jobs went to expatriates, with Bahraini employment up by 3.5pc, compared to a 4.1pc growth in the previous quarter, said the report published in the Bahraini Labour Market newsletter.<\/p>\n
Non-Bahraini employment grew by 13pc, taking the total of expatriates employed to 417,389.<\/p>\n
Total employment stands at 552,107, including 134,718 Bahrainis, says the newsletter, published by the Labour Market Regulatory Authority.<\/p>\n
The number of new work visas issued during the quarter, excluding visas for domestic workers, investors and temporary workers, was 9,013.<\/p>\n
The number of work visas renewed was 13,510.<\/p>\n
The report said the total Bahrainisation level dropped by 1.7pc to 24.4pc, with 20.9pc of this in the private sector and 79.9pc in the public sector<\/p>\n
The number of Bahraini job-seekers who registered for the unemployment insurance scheme dropped by 26pc to 2,974 during the third quarter, while the private sector hired 2,092 Bahrainis.<\/p>\n
Average monthly wages increased to BD341 per month. The wage differential between Bahraini and non-Bahraini workers reached BD265 per month. Fifty per cent of the Bahraini workers were earning less than BD409 per month.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"