More than 14,000 Omanis get private sector jobs

Traditional Omani kuma hats for sale at the souq in Muscat. (Shutterstock)

DUBAI: More than 14,000 Omani men and women have been employed by private sector companies across the country according to the Ministry of Manpower, national daily Times of Oman reported.
Out of the total 14,883 employed, 10,092 were men while 4,791 were women.
Construction took in the most at 5,025 (3,974 men and 1,051 women) followed by retail and wholesale trade at 2,103 (1,117 men and 986 women) and manufacturing industries at 2,043.
These people were employed between December 2017 and March 2018.