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The unemployment rate in Saudi Arabia kept unchanged at 11.3% in the third quarter of 2021, compared with the previous quarter, data from the General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT) showed.
Unemployment rate among males and females stood at 5.9% and 21.9%, respectively, in the same period.
Meanwhile, unemployment among total working age population was unchanged at 6.6% in the three-month period.
Unemployment rate declined by 1.9 percentage point in Q3 2021, compared with the same period a year before.
The following table illustrates the development of unemployment in Saudi Arabia:
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Unemployment Rate in Saudi Arabia |
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Period |
Unemployment rate |
Unemployment rate among Saudis |
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Q1 2017 |
5.8% |
12.7% |
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Q2 2017 |
6.0% |
12.8% |
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Q3 2017 |
5.8% |
12.8% |
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Q4 2017 |
6.0% |
12.8% |
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Q1 2018 |
6.1% |
12.9% |
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Q2 2018 |
6.0% |
12.9% |
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Q3 2018 |
6.0% |
12.8% |
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Q4 2018 |
6.0% |
12.7% |
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Q1 2019 |
5.7% |
12.5% |
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Q2 2019 |
5.6% |
12.3% |
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Q3 2019 |
5.5% |
12.0% |
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Q4 2019 |
5.7% |
12.0% |
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Q1 2020 |
5.7% |
11.8% |
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Q2 2020 |
9.0% |
15.4% |
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Q3 2020 |
8.5% |
14.9% |
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Q4 2020 |
7.4% |
12.6% |
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Q1 2021 |
6.5% |
11.7% |
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Q2 2021 |
6.6% |
11.3% |
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Q3 2021 |
6.6% |
11.3% |
The public sector accounted for 27.1% of total labor force at the end of the third quarter of 2021, while the percentage of labor force in the private sector reached 54.3%.
Saudis accounted for 53.3% in the public sector and 45.8% in the private sector, while non-Saudis accounted for 61.3% in the private sector and 33% in other sectors.
Other sectors include self-employed, family workers, non-profit organizations, domestic labor, regional and international organizations, agricultural sector workers.
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Employees by Nationality and Sector in Saudi Arabia |
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Sector |
Saudis |
Non-Saudis |
Total |
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Public Sector |
53.3% |
5.7% |
27.1% |
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Private Sector |
45.8% |
61.3% |
54.3% |
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Other Sectors |
1.8% |
33.0% |
18.6% |
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