TABLE 9.1.18
	CLASSIFICATION OF WORK PERMITS BY SEX  BY MONTH 2009
	Year	Sex	TYPE OF PERMIT		TOTAL
			Permit for Employment	Permit for Self-Employment
	January	MALE	169	4	173
		FEMALE	29	2	31
		Ratio M/F	5.8	2.0	5.6
		TOTAL	198	6	204
	February	MALE	329	1	330
		FEMALE	51	0	51
		Ratio M/F	6.5	0.0	6.5
		TOTAL	380	1	382
	March	MALE	240	3	243
		FEMALE	54	2	56																	255
		Ratio M/F	4.4	1.5	4.3
		TOTAL	294	5	299
	April	MALE	134	1	135
		FEMALE	52	0	52
		Ratio M/F	2.6	#DIV/0!	2.6
		TOTAL	186	1	187
	May	MALE	125	3	128
		FEMALE	49	1	50
		Ratio M/F	2.6	3.0	2.6
		TOTAL	174	4	178
	June	MALE	62	0	62
		FEMALE	41	1	42
		Ratio M/F	1.5	-	1.5
		TOTAL	103	1	104
	July	MALE	130	3	133
		FEMALE	56	1	57
		Ratio M/F	2.3	3.0	2.3
		TOTAL	186	4	190
	August	MALE	111	1	112
		FEMALE	43	0	43
		Ratio M/F	2.6	#DIV/0!	2.6
		TOTAL	154	1	155
	September	MALE	115	2	117
		FEMALE	47	1	48
		Ratio M/F	2.4	2.0	2.4
		TOTAL	162	3	165
	October	MALE	103	1	104
		FEMALE	44	0	44
		Ratio M/F	2.3	#DIV/0!	2.4
		TOTAL	147	1	148
	November	MALE	104	1	105
		FEMALE	43	0	43
		Ratio M/F	2.4	#DIV/0!	2.4
		TOTAL	147	1	148
	December	MALE	89	4	93
		FEMALE	38	0	38
		Ratio M/F	2.3	#DIV/0!	2.4
		TOTAL	127	4	131
	Total	MALE	1711	24	1735
		FEMALE	547	8	555
		Ratio M/F	3.1	3.0	3.1
		TOTAL	2258	32	2290
	Source: Labour Department
	Last Updated: January 25, 2011