TABLE 9.1.4
	WORK PERMITS ISSUED BY MONTH & SEX: 2007 - 2012
	Month	2007		Total	2008		Total	2009		Total	2010		Total	2011		Total	2012		Total
		Male	Female		Male	Female		Male	Female		Male	Female		Male	Female		Male	Female
	January	388	42	430	237	37	274	173	31	204	78	41	119	58	32	90	43	24	67
	February	182	61	243	365	57	422	330	51	381	43	22	65	51	36	87	85	36	121
	March	289	48	337	168	53	221	245	54	299	136	47	183	78	61	139	83	61	144
	April	117	44	161	206	64	270	135	52	187	51	20	71	71	44	115	71	47	118
	May	244	86	330	210	49	259	129	49	178	92	51	143	59	42	101	79	45	124
	June	212	33	245	144	48	192	62	42	104	52	36	88	78	54	132	57	39	96
	July	232	67	299	272	52	324	133	57	190	53	21	74	94	37	131	63	35	98
	August	212	65	277	161	48	209	111	44	155	68	20	88	72	38	110	58	33	91
	September	217	65	282	251	58	309	126	48	174	125	61	186	68	41	109	48	41	89
	October	246	56	302	192	58	250	104	44	148	84	48	132	58	30	88	39	32	71
	November	272	45	317	167	24	191	105	43	148	30	9	39	78	40	118	112	49	161
	December	200	35	235	49	9	58	93	38	131	160	83	243	106	45	151	70	39	109
	TOTAL	2,811	647	3,458	2,422	557	2,979	1,746	553	2,299	972	459	1,431	871	500	1,371	808	481	1,289
	Annual % Change	70.0%	24.7%	59.1%	-13.8%	-13.9%	-13.9%	-27.9%	-0.7%	-22.8%	-44.3%	-17.0%	-37.8%	-10.4%	8.9%	-4.2%	-7.2%	-3.8%	-6.0%
	Source:  Labour Department
	NB: Preliminary Figures
	Last Updated: July 30, 2012