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The unemployment rate among Saudis fell to 11.7% in Q1 2021 from 12.6% in Q4 2020, according to data from the General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT).
Unemployment rate among males and females stood at 7.2% and 21.2%, respectively, in the same period.
According to GASTAT, by the end of Q1 2021, unemployment rate for Saudis was lower than what it was before the pandemic - at 11.8% in Q1 2020.
Meanwhile, unemployment among total working age population (15 years and above) declined from 7.4% to 6.5% in the first quarter.
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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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