Saudi Arabia's private sector workers grow to 11.2M in March

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The total number of workers in the Saudi private sector reached 11.24 million in March 2024, the National Labor Observatory said.

The total number of nationals working in private-sector entities stood at 2.37 million in the same month, of which male and female workers accounted for 1.39 million and 975,700, respectively. Meanwhile, the number of expats working in the private sector reached 8.87 million.

Meanwhile, a total of 28,200 Saudis joined the private sector workforce for the first time.