Table 5.9: EMPLOYMENT IN ESTABLISHMENTS BY INDUSTRY, 2007
Industry  Republic   Male'    Atolls
Total locals Foreigners   Total locals Foreigners   Total locals Foreigners
Agriculture, Hunting and Forestry           9,940               9,603            336                 21                     9               12            9,919              9,595            324
 Fishing         13,648            13,504            144              330                 200            130         13,318            13,304               14
 Mining and Quarrying               271                  265                 6                  -                     271                  265                 6
 Manufacturing         35,018            28,682         6,336           7,662             4,898         2,764         27,356            23,784         3,573
 Electricity, Gas and Water suppy            1,638               1,627               11              915                 905               10               723                  722                 1
 Construction         18,500            10,046         8,454           7,714             1,974         5,740         10,786              8,072         2,714
 Hotels and Restaurants         31,108            15,892      15,216           7,460             3,241         4,220         23,648            12,651      10,997
 Transport, Storage and Communication         20,805            19,417         1,389        16,757           15,468         1,289            4,048              3,949               99
 Financial intermediation            1,122               1,072               50           1,122             1,072               50                   -      
 Real estate, Renting and Business activities            5,964               4,846         1,118           5,377             4,273         1,105               587                  574               13
 Other Business activities               357                  266               91              357                 266               91                   -      
 Education            4,387               3,854            533           1,926             1,454            472            2,462              2,400               62
 Health and Social work            1,877               1,071            806           1,794                 994            800                  83                    77                 6
 Other Community, Social and Personal service activities            9,686               5,168         4,518           1,989             1,337            651            7,697              3,830         3,867
 Private households with employed persons                  42                     26               16                  -                        42                    26               16
Total      154,364          115,339      39,026        53,425           36,091      17,334       100,939            79,247      21,692
* excludes wholesale and retail trade                    
Source: Economic Survey 2007 / Department of National Planning