Labour Market Observatory

UAE Labour Market is ranked

1st

in the following global competitiveness indices:
  • Employment Rate World Competitiveness Yearbook 2024 - IMD
  • Resolving industrial disputes World Competitiveness Yearbook 2024 - IMD
  • Capacity to attract talented people Global Prosperity Index 2023 - Legatum Institute
  • First in the Arab World on the Global Labour Resilience Index 2024 Whiteshield
  • UAE is the most favored country in the world for international professionals seeking employment visas Global HR platform Deel, 2023
  • Redundancy Costs World Competitiveness Yearbook 2024 - IMD
  • Labour Force World Competitiveness Yearbook 2024 - IMD
  • Working Hours World Competitiveness Yearbook 2024 - IMD
  • Redundancy Costs the Global Innovation Index 2023
  • Talent Attractiveness the Global Prosperity Index 2023
  • Migrant stock INSEAD Global Talent Competitiveness Index 2023
  • The Leading Arabic Country on the World Competitiveness Indicator in 2024 Institute for Management Development - IMD (September 2024)
  • Working Hours the 2024 World Competitiveness Yearbook Report

2nd

  • Absence of Bureaucracy World Competitiveness Yearbook 2024 - IMD
  • The Expatriate Workforce Participation rate the 2024 World Competitiveness Yearbook Report
  • The Workforce The 2024 World Competitiveness Yearbook Report

3rd

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

4th

  • Labour regulations World Competitiveness Yearbook 2023 - IMD
  • International Experience World Competitiveness Yearbook 2023 - IMD
  • Relationship of pay to productivity INSEAD Global Talent Competitiveness Index 2023
  • Brain gain INSEAD Global Talent Competitiveness Index 2023
  • Abu Dhabi - Most Attractive Destinations for Work Decoding Global Talent 2024: Dream Destinations & Mobility Trends - Total Jobs
  • Long-Term Unemployment World Competitiveness Yearbook 2024 - IMD
  • Unit Labor costs for Total Economy World Competitiveness Yearbook 2024 - IMD
  • Forecast: Unemployment World Competitiveness Yearbook 2024 - IMD
  • The Global Expertise Index The 2024 World Competitiveness Yearbook Report
  • The Unit Labour Cost Index for the Total Economy 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