Bahrain’s efforts to expand employment opportunities for Bahrainis and develop their professional skills, while supporting those already in work through training and qualification programmes have been highlighted.
A total of 17,921 people were employed and 10,580 benefited from training programmes, indicators posted by the Labour Ministry on X covering the period until the third quarter of 2026 have shown.
The employment efforts achieved around 72 per cent of the annual target of employing 25,000 Bahrainis. Meanwhile, training programmes achieved 71pc of the annual target of training 15,000 Bahrainis, reflecting progress towards the targets set for both areas this year.
The employment figures showed that 5,521 people hired had no previous work experience, while 4,725 had previously been employed but had been out of work for more than six months.
The figures also included 4,689 people who had previously been employed and had been out of work for less than six months, as well as 2,986 people whose period out of work ranged from one to six months, according to the classifications provided in the indicators.
Regarding training, a total of 10,580 people had benefited from training programmes by the end of the third quarter. The data showed that 7,066 jobseekers had participated in the programmes, alongside 3,023 people currently in employment and 491 beneficiaries in other categories, including students and people at various educational stages.
Such initiatives help enhance the readiness of the national workforce and align its skills with labour market needs.
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