TABLE 9.1.15
	CLASSIFICATION OF WORK PERMITS BY SEX  BY MONTH 2006
	Year	Sex	TYPE OF PERMIT		TOTAL
			Permit for Employment	Permit for Self-Employment
	January	MALE	68	2	70
		FEMALE	30	1	31
		Ratio M/F	2.3	2.0	2.3
		TOTAL	98	3	101
	February	MALE	88	1	89
		FEMALE	43	0	43
		Ratio M/F	2.0		2.1
		TOTAL	131	1	132
	March	MALE	123	1	124
		FEMALE	33	1	34
		Ratio M/F	3.7	1.0	3.6
		TOTAL	156	2	158
	April	MALE	65	2	67
		FEMALE	34	1	35
		Ratio M/F	1.9	2.0	1.9
		TOTAL	99	3	102
	May	MALE	160	5	165
		FEMALE	66	4	70
		Ratio M/F	2.4	1.3	2.4
		TOTAL	226	9	235
	June	MALE	93	1	94
		FEMALE	32	0	32
		Ratio M/F	2.9		2.9
		TOTAL	125	1	126
	July	MALE	148	3	151
		FEMALE	54	4	58
		Ratio M/F	2.7	0.8	2.6
		TOTAL	202	7	209
	August	MALE	228	1	229
		FEMALE	56	1	57
		Ratio M/F	4.1	1.0	4.0
		TOTAL	284	2	286
	September	MALE	234	2	236
		FEMALE	45	2	47
		Ratio M/F	5.2	1.0	5.0
		TOTAL	279	4	283
	October	MALE	73	1	74
		FEMALE	35	0	35
		Ratio M/F	2.1		2.1
		TOTAL	108	1	109
	November	MALE	251	0	251
		FEMALE	43	2	45
		Ratio M/F	5.8	0.0	5.6
		TOTAL	294	2	296
	December	MALE	103	1	104
		FEMALE	32	0	32
		Ratio M/F	3.2		3.3
		TOTAL	135	1	136
	Total	MALE	1634	20	1654
		FEMALE	503	16	519
		Ratio M/F	3.2	1.3	3.2
		TOTAL	2137	36	2173
	Source: Labour Department
	Last Updated:  January 9th, 2006