TABLE 9.1.17
	CLASSIFICATION OF WORK PERMITS BY SEX  BY MONTH 2008
	Year	Sex	TYPE OF PERMIT		TOTAL
			Permit for Employment	Permit for Self-Employment
	January	MALE	234	3	237
		FEMALE	36	1	37
		Ratio M/F	6.5	3.0	6.4
		TOTAL	270	4	274
	February	MALE	363	2	365
		FEMALE	56	1	57
		Ratio M/F	6.5	0.0	6.4
		TOTAL	419	3	423
	March	MALE	164	4	168
		FEMALE	52	1	53																	255
		Ratio M/F	3.2	4.0	3.2
		TOTAL	216	5	221
	April	MALE	205	1	206
		FEMALE	63	1	64
		Ratio M/F	3.3	1.0	3.2
		TOTAL	268	2	270
	May	MALE	207	3	210
		FEMALE	49	0	49
		Ratio M/F	4.2		4.3
		TOTAL	256	3	259
	June	MALE	143	1	144
		FEMALE	47	1	48
		Ratio M/F	3.0	1.00	3.0
		TOTAL	190	2	192
	July	MALE	271	1	272
		FEMALE	51	1	52
		Ratio M/F	5.3	1.0	5.2
		TOTAL	322	2	324
	August	MALE	161	0	161
		FEMALE	47	1	48
		Ratio M/F	3.4	0.0	3.4
		TOTAL	208	1	209
	September	MALE	247	4	251
		FEMALE	58	0	58
		Ratio M/F	4.3		4.3
		TOTAL	305	4	309
	October	MALE	192	0	192
		FEMALE	58	0	58
		Ratio M/F	3.3		3.3
		TOTAL	250	0	250
	November	MALE	166	1	167
		FEMALE	23	1	24
		Ratio M/F	7.2	1.0	7.0
		TOTAL	189	2	191
	December	MALE	48	1	49
		FEMALE	9	0	9
		Ratio M/F	5.3		5.4
		TOTAL	57	1	58
	Total	MALE	2401	21	2422
		FEMALE	549	8	557
		Ratio M/F	4.4	2.6	4.3
		TOTAL	2950	29	2979
	Source: Labour Department
	Last Updated: February 4th, 2009