Unemployment rate among Saudis hits 7.2% in Q4 2025: GASTAT

09:09 AM (Mecca time) Argaam Special
Unemployment among Saudi males rose to 5.6% -- the highest since Q3 2021: GASTAT

Unemployment among Saudi males rose to 5.6% -- the highest since Q3 2021: GASTAT

The unemployment rate among Saudis declined to 7.2% in Q4 2025, from 7.5% in Q3 2025, according to the Labor Force Survey issued by the General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT).

 

Unemployment among Saudi males rose to 5.6% -- the highest since Q3 2021-- while the rate for females stood at 10.3%. Joblessness rate among non-Saudis reached 1.7%.

 

GASTAT said the overall unemployment rate for the working-age population reached 3.5% in Q4 2025, up slightly from 3.4% in Q3.

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