TABLE 9.1.9
	WORK PERMITS ISSUED BY MONTH & TYPE 2011 - 2015
	MONTH	2011			2012			2013			2014			2015
		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	PERMIT FOR EMPLOYMENT	PERMIT FOR SELF-EMPLOYMENT	TOTAL
	JANUARY	89	1	90	65	2	67	93	5	98	128	3	131	57	1	58
	FEBRUARY	83	4	87	114	7	121	91	3	94	113	12	125	96	8	104
	MARCH	132	7	139	137	7	144	96	2	98	107	6	113	71	4	75
	APRIL	113	2	115	118	0	118	103	2	105	135	3	138	128	2	130
	MAY	99	2	101	123	1	124	121	6	127	74	3	77	23	4	27
	JUNE	130	2	132	93	3	96	106	0	106	150	4	154	97	2	99
	JULY	129	2	131	98	0	98	38	0	38	135	4	139	165	2	167
	AUGUST	108	2	110	91	0	91	134	2	136	78	2	80	71	1	72
	SEPTEMBER	109	0	109	88	1	89	97	3	100	84	0	84	123	0	123
	OCTOBER	88	0	88	71	0	71	151	5	156	113	2	115	158	4	162
	NOVEMBER	116	2	118	156	5	161	56	1	57	56	1	57	83	7	90
	DECEMBER	144	7	151	107	2	109	29	0	29	112	2	114	130	1	131
	TOTAL	1,340	31	1,371	1,261	28	1,289	1,115	29	1,144	1,285	42	1,327	1,202	36	1,238
	Annual % Change	-37.3%	-13.9%	-36.9%	-5.9%	-9.7%	-6.0%	-11.6%	3.6%	-11.2%	15.2%	44.8%	16.0%	-6.5%	-14.3%	-6.7%
	Source: Labour Department
	NB: Preliminary Figures
	Last Updated: January 19, 2016