TABLE 9.1.16
	CLASSIFICATION OF WORK PERMITS BY SEX  BY MONTH 2007
	Year	Sex	TYPE OF PERMIT		TOTAL
			Permit for Employment	Permit for Self-Employment
	January	MALE	381	7	388
		FEMALE	40	2	42
		Ratio M/F	9.5	3.5	9.2
		TOTAL	421	9	430
	February	MALE	180	2	182
		FEMALE	61	0	61
		Ratio M/F	3.0	0.0	3.0
		TOTAL	241	2	243
	March	MALE	285	4	289
		FEMALE	45	3	48
		Ratio M/F	6.3	1.3	6.0
		TOTAL	330	7	337
	April	MALE	116	1	117
		FEMALE	43	1	44
		Ratio M/F	2.7	1.0	2.7
		TOTAL	159	2	161
	May	MALE	240	4	244
		FEMALE	84	2	86
		Ratio M/F	2.9	2.0	2.8
		TOTAL	324	6	330
	June	MALE	214	0	214
		FEMALE	29	2	31
		Ratio M/F	7.4	0.0	6.9
		TOTAL	243	2	245
	July	MALE	228	4	232
		FEMALE	62	5	67
		Ratio M/F	3.7	0.8	3.5
		TOTAL	290	9	299
	August	MALE	211	1	212
		FEMALE	65	0	65
		Ratio M/F	3.2	0.0	3.3
		TOTAL	276	1	277
	September	MALE	214	3	217
		FEMALE	62	3	65
		Ratio M/F	3.5	1.0	3.3
		TOTAL	276	6	282
	October	MALE	243	3	246
		FEMALE	55	1	56
		Ratio M/F	4.4	3.0	4.4
		TOTAL	298	4	302
	November	MALE	270	2	272
		FEMALE	42	3	45
		Ratio M/F	6.4	0.7	6.0
		TOTAL	312	5	317
	December	MALE	198	2	200
		FEMALE	35	0	35
		Ratio M/F	5.7	0.0	5.7
		TOTAL	233	2	235
	Total	MALE	2780	33	2813
		FEMALE	623	22	645
		Ratio M/F	4.5	1.5	4.4
		TOTAL	3403	55	3458
	Source: Labour Department
	Last Updated: January 18th, 2008