Saudization-compliant entities under Nitaqat program rose 6 percent quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) to 1.23 million in Q2 2019, data from the Human Resources Development Fund’s (HADAF) National Labor Observatory showed.
Meanwhile, non-compliant entities edged down 1 percent to 301,190 when compared to Q1 2019.
The improvement was attributed to the labor ministry’s policies that aim to raise the number of compliant employers across the Kingdom, the National Observatory added.
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Entities under Nitaqat System (‘000) |
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Date |
Compliant entities |
Variation (%) |
Non-compliant entities |
Variation (%) |
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Q2 2018 |
1,036.84 |
-- |
311.47 |
-- |
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Q3 2018 |
1,049.14 |
+1.2% |
309.90 |
(0.5%) |
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Q4 2018 |
1,092.78 |
+4.2% |
303.97 |
(1.9%) |
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Q1 2019 |
1,166.33 |
+6.7% |
304.19 |
+0.1% |
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Q2 2019 |
1,231.68 |
+5.6% |
301.19 |
(1.0%) |
Saudization-compliant employers accounted for 80.4 percent of total companies under Nitaqat program in Q2 2019, compared to 79.3 percent in the previous quarter.
The range of an entity under Nitaqat system is determined in accordance with its performance in Saudization over 26 weeks by calculating the average weekly Saudization rate.
Saudi-based employers in the platinum and green ranges represent the highest ratio of Saudi nationals.
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Entities under Nitaqat System as a Percentage (‘000) |
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Date |
Compliant entities |
Non-compliant entities |
Total number of entities (‘000) |
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Q2 2018 |
23.1% |
76.9% |
1,348.31 |
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Q3 2018 |
22.8% |
77.2% |
1,359.04 |
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Q4 2018 |
21.8% |
78.2% |
1,396.75 |
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Q1 2019 |
20.7% |
79.3% |
1,470.53 |
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Q2 2019 |
19.6% |
80.4% |
1,532.87 |
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