Labour Market Regulatory Authority

Labour Market Indicators (Fourth Quarter 2023)

• Foreign workers active permits reached 616,122 workers by the end of 2023 representing an increase of 5.8% annually compared to 582,051 permits at the end of 2022.
• The number of new employment work permits issued by LMRA during the last quarter of 2023 was 45,553 showing an annual increase rate of 12.2%.
• The share of organizations employing less than 10 workers of employment work permits was 60% of total new employment work permits issued during the fourth quarter of 2023.

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For more information: Bahrain Labour Market Indicator