TABLE 9.1.21
	CLASSIFICATION OF WORK PERMITS BY SEX  BY MONTH 2012
	Year	Sex	TYPE OF PERMIT		TOTAL
			Permit for Employment	Permit for Self-Employment
	January	MALE	41	2	43
		FEMALE	24	0	24
		Ratio M/F	1.7	#DIV/0!	1.8
		TOTAL	65	2	67
	February	MALE	79	6	85
		FEMALE	35	1	36
		Ratio M/F	2.3	6.0	2.4
		TOTAL	114	7	122
	March	MALE	79	4	83
		FEMALE	58	3	61																	255
		Ratio M/F	1.4	1.3	1.4
		TOTAL	137	7	144
	April	MALE	71	0	71
		FEMALE	47	0	47
		Ratio M/F	1.5	#DIV/0!	1.5
		TOTAL	118	0	118
	May	MALE	78	1	79
		FEMALE	45	0	45
		Ratio M/F	1.7	#DIV/0!	1.8
		TOTAL	123	1	124
	June	MALE	56	1	57
		FEMALE	37	2	39
		Ratio M/F	1.5	0.50	1.5
		TOTAL	93	3	96
	July	MALE	63	0	63
		FEMALE	35	0	35
		Ratio M/F	1.8	#DIV/0!	1.8
		TOTAL	98	0	98
	August	MALE	58	0	58
		FEMALE	33	0	33
		Ratio M/F	1.8	#DIV/0!	1.8
		TOTAL	91	0	91
	September	MALE	48	0	48
		FEMALE	40	1	41
		Ratio M/F	1.2	0.0	1.2
		TOTAL	88	1	89
	October	MALE	39	0	39
		FEMALE	32	0	32
		Ratio M/F	1.2	#DIV/0!	1.2
		TOTAL	71	0	71
	November	MALE	108	4	112
		FEMALE	48	1	49
		Ratio M/F	2.3	4.0	2.3
		TOTAL	156	5	161
	December	MALE	69	1	70
		FEMALE	38	1	39
		Ratio M/F	1.8	1.0	1.8
		TOTAL	107	2	109
	Total	MALE	789	19	808
		FEMALE	472	9	481
		Ratio M/F	1.7	2.1	1.7
		TOTAL	1261	28	1289
	Source: Labour Department
	NB: Preliminary Figures
	Last Updated: July 30, 2012