Labor Force In Kuwait Hit 1.8 Million

The total numerical distribution of labor force in Kuwait hit 1.8 million, including 344,600 Kuwaitis and 1.5 million non-Kuwaitis, the Central Statistical Bureau announced yesterday. The bureau’s annual report showed that male Kuwaiti employees make up 10.3 percent of the workforce, while female Kuwaiti employees make up a higher percentage with 54.8, according to statistics ending on Dec 2015.

Employees in the government sector amounted to 373,000 – Kuwaitis seizing the lion’s share with 73.6 percent, while non-Kuwaitis make up 26.4 percent. 

In the private sector, 1.4 million employees were registered. The total numeric distribution for the non-Kuwaiti labor force recorded 89.7 percent for males and 45.2 percent for females. 

The top three nationalities in Kuwait’s labor market are Indians at 25.8 percent, Egyptians at 23.3 percent and Kuwaitis at 18.6.

 

SOURCE : IIK

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