Labour Market Observatory

UAE Labour Market is ranked

1st

in the following global competitiveness indices:
  • Industrial Disputes World Competitiveness Yearbook 2024 - IMD
  • Redundancy Costs World Competitiveness Yearbook 2024 - IMD
  • Labour Force (%) World Competitiveness Yearbook 2024 - IMD
  • Employment (%) World Competitiveness Yearbook 2024 - IMD
  • Working Hours World Competitiveness Yearbook 2024 - IMD
  • Redundancy Costs the Global Innovation Index 2023
  • Talent Attractiveness Index Global Prosperity Index 2023 - Legatum Institute
  • Migrant stock INSEAD Global Talent Competitiveness Index 2023
  • First in the Arab World on the Global Labour Resilience Index 2024 Whiteshield
  • Preferred Destination for Global Talent Global HR platform Deel, 2023
  • The Leading Arabic Country on the World Competitiveness Indicator in 2024 Institute for Management Development - IMD (September 2024)

2nd

  • Foreign Labour Force World Competitiveness Yearbook 2024 - IMD
  • Labour Force Growth World Competitiveness Yearbook 2024 - IMD
  • Absence of Bureaucracy World Competitiveness Yearbook 2024 - IMD

3rd

  • Employment Growth World Competitiveness Yearbook 2024 - IMD
  • Labour Market (Main Indicator) World Competitiveness Yearbook 2024 - IMD
  • Talent Retention INSEAD Global Talent Competitiveness Index 2023
  • Digital Skills INSEAD Global Talent Competitiveness Index 2023
  • Immigration laws World Competitiveness Yearbook 2024 - IMD
  • Foreign highly-skilled personnel World Competitiveness Yearbook 2023 - IMD
  • Dubai - Most Attractive Destinations for Work Decoding Global Talent 2024: Dream Destinations & Mobility Trends - Total Jobs

4th

  • Long-Term Unemployment World Competitiveness Yearbook 2024 - IMD
  • International Experience World Competitiveness Yearbook 2024 - IMD
  • Unit Labour Costs for Total Economy World Competitiveness Yearbook 2024 - IMD
  • Labour Regulations World Competitiveness Yearbook 2024 - IMD
  • Forecast: Unemployment World Competitiveness Yearbook 2024 - IMD
  • Talent Attraction INSEAD Global Talent Competitiveness Index 2023
  • Relationship of Pay to Productivity INSEAD Global Talent Competitiveness Index 2023
  • Abu Dhabi - Most Attractive Destinations for Work Decoding Global Talent 2024: Dream Destinations & Mobility Trends - Total Jobs
  • The Global Expertise Index The 2024 World Competitiveness Yearbook Report

5th

  • Foreign highly Skilled Personnel World Competitiveness Yearbook 2024 - IMD
  • Unemployment Legislation World Competitiveness Yearbook 2024 - IMD

6th

  • Skilled Labour World Competitiveness Yearbook 2024 - IMD

7th

  • Youth Unemployment World Competitiveness Yearbook 2024 - IMD
  • Ease of Finding Skilled  Employees INSEAD Global Talent Competitiveness Index 2023

8th

  • Competent Senior Managers World Competitiveness Yearbook 2024 - IMD

9th

  • Brain Drain World Competitiveness Yearbook 2024 - IMD