Jamaica Labour Exchange

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	2009	2008	2007	2006	2005	2004	2003	2002	2001	2000
Work Permits Received	2,014	2,640	3,628	5,375	5,183	4,076	3,903	3,221	2,768	2,594
Work Permits Approved	3,569	5,084	5,575	5,927	6,105	3,863	3,843	3,122	2,878	2,500
Work Permits Refused	96	94	128	182	116	179	126	104	79	81
Work Permits Approved	3,569	5,084	5,575	5,927	6,105	3,863	3,843	3,122	2,878	2,500
New Work Permits Approved	1,843	2,884	3,455	3,933	3,331	2,325	2,511	2,109	1,946	1,628
Male (New Work Permits)	1,430	2,334	2,908	3,356	2,466	1,612	1,823	1,586	1,397	1,130
Female (New Work Permits)	413	550	547	577	865	713	688	523	549	498
Renewed Work Permits	1,726	2,200	2,120	1,994	2,774	1,538	1,332	1,013	932	872
Male (Renewed Work Permits)	1,329	1,782	1,725	1,498	2,070	1,804	910	725	676	652
Female (Renewed Work Permits)	397	418	395	496	704	454	422	288	256	220
Work Permit Exemptions by Category	1,874	2,075	1,947	2,395	2,771	4,219	4,353	4,224	4,270	3,599
Ministers of Religion	255	339	180	326	537	451	497	391	517	424
Foreign husbands of Jamaican Wives	213	226	157	205	146	154	139	131	121	131
Foreign wives of Jamaican Husbands	269	241	182	172	120	101	132	104	102	108
Persons Employed by Statutory Bodies/Government	405	499	438	676	630	955	1,224	993	978	836
Persons covered by (14) or (30) Days Clause	403	530	693	681	1,169	2,401	2,215	2,430	2,343	1,959
Registered full time Students at U.W.I.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Wives of Registered Full-Time Students at U.W.I.	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
Employees at U.W.I.	41	11	27	15	15	47	45	81	69	50
Employees at U.H.W.I.	16	11	14	17	17	48	77	80	128	81
Caricom Nationals Who are University Graduates as well	0	0	0	0	135			14	12	10
as Musicians, Media Personnel, Artist & Sports Persons	272	218	256	303	0	62	24
Source: Ministry of Labour and Social Security

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