{"id":636,"date":"2009-05-20T00:00:54","date_gmt":"2009-05-19T21:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.lmra.gov.bh\/en\/?p=636"},"modified":"2009-05-20T00:00:54","modified_gmt":"2009-05-19T21:00:54","slug":"expat-workforce-at-record-high","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.lmra.gov.bh\/en\/2009\/05\/20\/expat-workforce-at-record-high\/","title":{"rendered":"Expat workforce at record high"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By SOMAN BABY<\/p>\n<p>THE number of foreign workers in Bahrain shot up by a record 18.8 per cent in the first quarter of this year, over the same time last year.<br \/>\nThe figure soared by 71,000 over the same quarter last year, Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) officials announced at a Press conference.<br \/>\n<!--more-->The total number of people employed in Bahrain at the end of March hit 596,224, representing an annual growth of 16.5pc, said LMRA Policy Directorate vice-president Mohammed Dito and policy development manager Nedhal Al Banna.<br \/>\nThe number of Bahrainis employed totalled 142,642 and non-Bahrainis 453,582.<br \/>\nThe annual increase in Bahraini employment was 9.8pc, the highest growth rate since LMRA started to monitor Bahraini employment last year, said officials.<br \/>\nThe LMRA issued 34,463 new work visas during the first quarter of this year, of which 50pc was in the construction sector, said Mr Dito.<br \/>\n&#8220;This is 7.9pc increase over the same period last year,&#8221; he added.<br \/>\n&#8220;This contradicts certain reports which say many people are leaving Bahrain because of the recession.<br \/>\n&#8220;In fact, the number of foreigners taking up new jobs in Bahrain has been on a steady increase.&#8221;<br \/>\nThe number of work visas renewed during the first quarter was 26,499, an 11.3pc increase over the same time last year.<br \/>\nThe Bahrainisation level dropped by 1.5pc to 23.9pc.<br \/>\nThis was the result of the combination of an increase in non-Bahraini workers in the construction and trade sectors, against an increase in Bahraini employment in the financial sector, said Mr Al Banna.<br \/>\nAverage monthly wages across all sectors stood at BD307.<br \/>\nBahraini median wages across the public and private sectors increased to BD413 from BD402 in the last quarter of last year.<br \/>\nThe number of jobseekers receiving benefits under the Labour Ministry&#8217;s unemployment insurance scheme was 1,815 in the first quarter of this year, while the total number of unemployed reached 5,034. 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