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Labour Market Observatory

UAE Labour Market is ranked

1st

in the following global competitiveness indices:
  • Employment (%) 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

2nd

  • Foreign labor force (%) World Competitiveness Yearbook 2023 - IMD
  • Labor Force Growth World Competitiveness Yearbook 2024 - IMD
  • Absence of Bureaucracy World Competitiveness Yearbook 2024 - IMD

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

6th

  • Skilled Labour World Competitiveness Yearbook 2024 - IMD

5th

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