TABLE 9.1.24
	CLASSIFICATION OF WORK PERMITS BY SEX  BY MONTH 2015
	Year	Sex	TYPE OF PERMIT		TOTAL
			Permit for Employment	Permit for Self-Employment
	January	MALE	25	1	26
		FEMALE	32	0	32
		Ratio M/F	0.8	#DIV/0!	0.8
		TOTAL	57	1	58
	February	MALE	66	7	73
		FEMALE	30	1	31
		Ratio M/F	2.2	7.0	2.4
		TOTAL	96	8	105
	March	MALE	38	3	41
		FEMALE	32	1	33																	255
		Ratio M/F	1.2	3.0	1.2
		TOTAL	70	4	74
	April	MALE	84	1	85
		FEMALE	44	1	45
		Ratio M/F	1.9	1.0	1.9
		TOTAL	128	2	130
	May	MALE	15	15	30
		FEMALE	8	8	16
		Ratio M/F	1.9	1.9	1.9
		TOTAL	23	23	46
	June	MALE	57	2	59
		FEMALE	40	0	40
		Ratio M/F	1.4	#DIV/0!	1.5
		TOTAL	97	2	99
	July	MALE	93	1	94
		FEMALE	72	1	73
		Ratio M/F	1.3	1.0	1.3
		TOTAL	165	2	167
	August	MALE	50	0	50
		FEMALE	21	1	22
		Ratio M/F	2.4	0.0	2.3
		TOTAL	71	1	72
	September	MALE	71	0	71
		FEMALE	52	0	52
		Ratio M/F	1.4	#DIV/0!	1.4
		TOTAL	123	0	123
	October	MALE	98	4	102
		FEMALE	60	0	60
		Ratio M/F	1.6	#DIV/0!	1.7
		TOTAL	158	4	162
	November	MALE	55	6	61
		FEMALE	28	1	29
		Ratio M/F	2.0	6.0	2.1
		TOTAL	83	7	90
	December	MALE	92	0	92
		FEMALE	38	1	39
		Ratio M/F	2.4	0.0	2.4
		TOTAL	130	1	131
	Total	MALE	744	40	784
		FEMALE	457	15	472
		Ratio M/F	1.6	2.7	1.7
		TOTAL	1201	55	1256
	Source: Labour Department
	NB: Preliminary Figures
	Last Updated: January 20, 2016