TABLE 9.1.3
	WORK PERMITS ISSUED BY MONTH & SEX: 2001 - 2006
	Month	2001		Total	2002		Total	2003		Total	2004		Total	2005		Total	2006		Total
		Male	Female		Male	Female		Male	Female		Male	Female		Male	Female		Male	Female
	January	72	30	102	49	27	76	38	36	74	30	22	52	69	26	95	70	31	101
	February	48	34	82	48	24	72	49	24	73	35	24	59	62	29	91	89	43	132
	March	65	28	93	50	20	70	44	23	67	51	24	75	54	19	73	124	34	158
	April	63	24	87	52	29	81	54	18	72	35	25	60	87	36	123	67	35	102
	May	56	41	97	42	40	82	55	30	85	35	24	59	71	28	99	165	70	235
	June	33	23	56	30	16	46	32	18	50	48	27	75	70	32	102	94	32	126
	July	45	29	74	46	28	74	32	32	64	48	31	79	39	25	64	151	58	209
	August	84	42	126	48	20	68	48	19	67	56	24	80	40	21	61	229	57	286
	September	31	21	52	27	8	35	37	13	50	56	19	75	116	26	142	236	47	283
	October	42	25	67	36	24	60	50	23	73	57	25	82	64	36	100	74	35	109
	November	30	24	54	40	18	58	27	13	40	73	23	96	227	28	255	251	45	296
	December	33	23	56	34	11	45	44	22	66	50	15	65	151	62	213	104	32	136
	TOTAL	602	344	946	502	265	767	510	271	781	574	283	857	1,050	368	1,418	1,654	519	2,173
	Annual % Change				-16.6%	-23.0%	-18.9%	1.6%	2.3%	1.8%	12.5%	4.4%	9.7%	82.9%	30.0%	65.5%	57.5%	41.0%	53.2%
	Source:  Labour Department
	NB: Preliminary Figures
	Last Updated: December 1st, 2009