TABLE 9.1.7
	WORK PERMITS ISSUED BY MONTH & TYPE 2003 - 2006
	MONTH	2003			2004			2005			2006
		PERMIT FOR EMPLOYMENT	PERMIT FOR SELF-EMPLOYMENT	TOTAL	PERMIT FOR EMPLOYMENT	PERMIT FOR SELF-EMPLOYMENT	TOTAL	PERMIT FOR EMPLOYMENT	PERMIT FOR SELF-EMPLOYMENT	TOTAL	PERMIT FOR EMPLOYMENT	PERMIT FOR SELF-EMPLOYMENT	TOTAL
	JANUARY	70	4	74	47	5	52	92	3	95	98	3	101
	FEBRUARY	70	3	73	56	3	59	90	1	91	131	1	132
	MARCH	63	4	67	72	3	75	71	2	73	157	1	158
	APRIL	70	2	72	58	2	60	118	5	123	99	3	102
	MAY	78	7	85	57	2	59	96	3	99	227	8	235
	JUNE	47	3	50	72	3	75	100	2	102	125	1	126
	JULY	59	5	64	77	2	79	60	4	64	201	8	209
	AUGUST	67	0	67	80	0	80	61	0	61	283	3	286
	SEPTEMBER	49	1	50	70	5	75	137	5	142	279	4	283
	OCTOBER	72	1	73	79	3	82	98	2	100	108	1	109
	NOVEMBER	39	1	40	93	3	96	251	4	255	294	2	296
	DECEMBER	64	2	66	64	1	65	210	3	213	135	1	136
	TOTAL	748	33	781	825	32	857	1384	34	1418	2137	36	2173
	Annual % Change				10.3%	-3.0%	9.7%	67.8%	6.3%	65.5%	54.4%	5.9%	53.2%
	Source: Labour Department
	NB: Preliminary Figures
	Last Updated: December 1st, 2009