TABLE 9.1.8
	WORK PERMITS ISSUED BY MONTH & TYPE 2007 - 2010
	MONTH	2007			2008			2009			2010
		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	421	9	430	270	4	274	198	6	204	114	5	119
	FEBRUARY	241	2	243	419	3	422	380	1	381	64	1	65
	MARCH	330	7	337	216	5	221	294	5	299	177	6	183
	APRIL	159	2	161	268	2	270	186	1	187	70	1	71
	MAY	323	7	330	256	3	259	174	4	178	139	4	143
	JUNE	243	2	245	190	2	192	103	1	104	85	3	88
	JULY	290	9	299	322	2	324	186	4	190	74	0	74
	AUGUST	276	1	277	208	1	209	154	1	155	84	4	88
	SEPTEMBER	276	6	282	305	4	309	171	3	174	184	2	186
	OCTOBER	298	4	302	250	0	250	147	1	148	129	3	132
	NOVEMBER	312	5	317	189	2	191	147	1	148	39	0	39
	DECEMBER	233	2	235	57	1	58	128	4	132	235	8	243
	TOTAL	3,402	56	3,458	2,950	29	2,979	2,268	32	2,300	1,394	37	1,431
	Annual % Change	59.2%	55.6%	59.1%	-13.3%	-48.2%	-13.9%	-23.1%	10.3%	-22.8%	-38.5%	15.6%	-37.8%
	Source: Labour Department
	NB: Preliminary Figures
	Last Updated: January 25, 2011