Labour Market Indicators

Foreign workers employment reached 582,674 workers by the end of the fourth quarter of 2022. Non-Bahraini employment increased by an annual rate of 9.9% compared to 530,159 workers in the same quarter of last year.
Bahraini employment increased to reach 163,471 workers by the end of this quarter representing an annual growth rate of 3.4% compared to 158,029 workers in the fourth quarter of 2021.
The number of new employment work permits issued by LMRA during the fourth quarter was 40,591 representing a decrease rate of 20.2% annually.
The share of small organizations, employing less than 10 workers, of employment work permits was 49.4% of total new employment work permits issued during the last quarter of 2022.
Median monthly wages for Bahrainis reached BHD 558 this quarter. The Median wage of Bahrainis was BHD 551 in the same quarter a year before showing increase at the rate of 1.3%.

Last Update: Sunday 12 March 2023