THERE has been a slight increase in the number of Bahrainis who found jobs in the first quarter of this year (Q1 2023).
According to the latest statistics released by the Social Insurance Organisation (SIO), 2,595 citizens were hired in Q1 2023 as compared with 2,405 in the first quarter of last year.
Of the 2,595 Bahrainis employed in the first quarter of this year, 2,090 were employed in the private sector and 505 in the public sector, while in Q1 2022, 2,146 Bahrainis found jobs in the private sector and 259 in the public sector.
