TABLE 9.1.14
	CLASSIFICATION OF WORK PERMITS BY TYPE & SEX 1999 - 2014
	Year	Sex	TYPE OF PERMIT		TOTAL
			Permit for Employment	Permit for Self-Employment
	1999	MALE	614	36	650
		FEMALE	243	17	260
		Ratio M/F	2.5	2.1	2.5
		TOTAL	857	53	910
	2000	MALE	570	34	604
		FEMALE	283	16	299
		Ratio M/F	2.0	2.1	2.0
		TOTAL	853	50	903
	2001	MALE	571	30	601
		FEMALE	323	22	345
		Ratio M/F	1.8	1.4	1.7
		TOTAL	894	52	946
	2002	MALE	477	23	500
		FEMALE	249	18	267
		Ratio M/F	1.9	1.3	1.9
		TOTAL	726	41	767
	2003	MALE	489	21	510
		FEMALE	263	8	271
		Ratio M/F	1.9	2.6	1.9
		TOTAL	752	29	781
	2004	MALE	552	20	572
		FEMALE	275	10	285
		Ratio M/F	2.0	2.0	2.0
		TOTAL	827	30	857
	2005	MALE	1026	24	1050
		FEMALE	358	10	368
		Ratio M/F	2.9	2.4	2.9
		TOTAL	1384	34	1418
	2006	MALE	1634	20	1654
		FEMALE	503	16	519
		Ratio M/F	3.2	1.3	3.2
		TOTAL	2137	36	2173
	2007	MALE	2780	33	2813
		FEMALE	623	22	645
		Ratio M/F	4.5	1.5	4.4
		TOTAL	3403	55	3458
	2008	MALE	2401	21	2422
		FEMALE	549	8	557
		Ratio M/F	4.4	2.6	4.3
		TOTAL	2950	29	2979
	2009	MALE	1711	24	1735
		FEMALE	547	8	555
		Ratio M/F	3.1	3.0	3.1
		TOTAL	2258	32	2290
	2010	MALE	946	26	972
		FEMALE	448	11	459
		Ratio M/F	2.1	2.4	2.1
		TOTAL	1394	37	1431
	2011	MALE	823	21	844
		FEMALE	517	10	527
		Ratio M/F	1.6	2.1	1.6
		TOTAL	1340	31	1371
	2012	MALE	789	19	808
		FEMALE	472	9	481
		Ratio M/F	1.7	2.1	1.7
		TOTAL	1261	28	1289
	2013	MALE	703	21	724
		FEMALE	404	8	412
		Ratio M/F	1.7	2.6	1.8
		TOTAL	1107	29	1136
	2014	MALE	818	30	848
		FEMALE	462	12	474
		Ratio M/F	1.8	2.5	1.8
		TOTAL	1280	42	1322
	2015	MALE	0	0	0
		FEMALE	0	0	0
		Ratio M/F	#DIV/0!	#DIV/0!	#DIV/0!
		TOTAL	0	0	0
	Source: Labour Department
	Last Updated: March 31, 2015