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The unemployment rate among Saudis rose to 8.6% in the third quarter of 2023, compared to 8.3% in the second quarter of the year, according to the General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT) labor force survey.
The employment-to-population ratio of Saudis declined to 47.2% on a sequential basis in Q3 2023.
The participation rate of Saudi women increased to 35.9% in the three-month period.
Unemployment for the Kingdom’s working age population reached 5.1% in the third quarter, compared to 4.9% in Q2 2023.
The following table illustrates unemployment rates 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 % |
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Q4 2021 |
6.9 % |
11.0 % |
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Q1 2022 |
6.0 % |
10.1 % |
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Q2 2022 |
5.8 % |
9.7 % |
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Q3 2022 |
5.8 % |
9.9 % |
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Q4 2022 |
4.8 % |
8.0 % |
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Q1 2023 |
5.1 % |
8.5 % |
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Q2 2023 |
4.9 % |
8.3 % |
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Q3 2023 |
5.1 % |
8.6 % |
Saudis accounted for 52% and 47.3% of the labor force in the public and private sectors, respectively. Non-Saudis employed in the private sector represented 70.1% of total labor force.
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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 |
52 % |
3.6% |
27.1 % |
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Private Sector |
47.3 % |
70.1 % |
59.01% |
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Other Sectors |
0.3 % |
26.1 % |
13.6 % |
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Unspecified |
0.34% |
0.2% |
0.3% |
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Total |
100 % |
100 % |
100 % |
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