Countries
🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates
Abu Dhabi · AED
A federation of seven emirates and the region's most diversified large economy, combining Abu Dhabi's hydrocarbon and sovereign-fund base with Dubai's trade, logistics, finance and tourism platform.
Verified · updated 13 Sept 2026
Key indicators
Labour snapshot
2.2%
Unemployment rate (total)
World Bank, World Development Indicators·2025(estimate)·13 Jul 2026·About this indicator
78.6%
Labour force participation (total)
World Bank, World Development Indicators·2025(estimate)·13 Jul 2026·About this indicator
Nationalisation programme
Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation
Emiratisation sets annual targets for the share of Emirati employees in skilled roles at private companies with 50 or more employees, with smaller firms in selected activities also covered; the Nafis programme provides salary support and training.
Official source ↗Sovereign funds
Major companies
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Sources
- World Bank, World Development Indicators · data.worldbank.org