A large number of expatriates in the United Arab Emirates have taken up residence in Dubai and Abu Dhabi due to the modernisation that has allowed many an immigrant to live and work in the country.

1. A Look at Dubai's
Unemployment Rate and
Labour Migration Statistics
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2. A large number of expatriates in the United Arab Emirates have taken up
residence in Dubai and Abu Dhabi due to the modernisation that has
allowed many an immigrant to live and work in the country.
Manpower Survey has reported on how Dubai continues to showcase one
of the lowest unemployment rates across the world. According to the
Dubai Statistic Centre (DSC), the country’s rates of joblessness had a
measly increase of 0.1 per cent – a far cry from 2014’s 0.3 per cent and
2015’s 0.4 per cent.
A Look at the Survey Figures
A research project, ‘Demography, migration, and the labour market in the
UAE’, provides a sketch of the UAE’s population and migration dynamics.
The paper cited that in 2010, the population of expatriates in the UAE was
7,316,073 people. In 1975, the expatriate population in the UAE was only
356,343. The population has risen at a surging rate of twenty times in 35

3. years. The net migration rate of the UAE then, in 2016, determines 11.3
person(s) per 1,000 population.
Whilst the net migration rate can greatly affect the levels of population
change and relevant factors like unemployment, labour force and ethnic
strife, the UAE has a slew of industries that can allocate the entry of
workers. Take, for instance, how 59.6 per cent of all individuals employed
in Dubai are aged between 25 and 39. In addition, 30 per cent of all
employees in Dubai sport an educational attainment above the secondary
level.
The Reasons for the Rise in Labour Migration
What makes Dubai an attractive place to find work is the nation’s
professional structure. A large number of Emiratis, 55 per cent to be
exact, find public administration, defence and compulsory social welfare

4. lucrative sectors to work in because of the benefits and employment
policies.
Apart from the aforementioned,
Dubai opens itself up to the global
workforce for the high incomes
that are exempt from tax, the
progressive development of career
and the range of opportunities.
Lastly, expatriates will quickly
discover a pleasurable and rather
glamorous lifestyle when living in
the UAE.
SOURCES:
http://www.wisemoveonline.com
http://gulfnews.com/news/uae/society/dubai-has-one-of-lowest-
unemployment-rates-1.1886727
http://www.migrationpolicy.org/article/labor-migration-united-arab-
emirates-challenges-and-responses