The unemployment rate among Saudi Arabian citizens reached 11.6 percent, or as many as 658,000 people, in the second quarter of 2016, according to the kingdom’s General Authority for Statistics.
Men represent about 35.9 percent or 236,200, of the unemployed, while women account for 64.1 percent, or about 421,800, of the total number of jobless citizens.
Unemployment is highest among those in the age group of 25-29, representing 39.2 percent of the Saudi national workforce.
Male unemployment is highest for those between the ages of 20 and 24, reaching 40.7 percent.
Up to 41.7 percent of jobless Saudi women are between the ages 25 and 29.
The statistics also indicate that unemployment is highest among university graduates, or 53.7 percent, followed by high school graduates at 31 percent.
Unemployment rate for male university graduates has reached 24.2 percent, while it has hit 48.3 percent among high school graduates.
The percentage of jobless Saudi women peaked among university graduates, reaching 70.1 percent, followed by high school graduates at 21.3 percent.
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Unemployment rate in Saudi Arabia during Q2-2016 |
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Item |
Saudis |
Total workforce |
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Men |
Women |
Total |
Men |
Women |
Total |
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Total workforce (mln) |
4.41 |
1.25 |
5.66 |
10.30 |
2.09 |
12.39 |
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Employed (mln) |
4.17 |
0.83 |
5.00 |
10.04 |
1.65 |
11.69 |
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Unemployed (thousand) |
236.2 |
421.8 |
658.0 |
258.7 |
440.5 |
699.2 |
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