Unemployment rate in Saudi Arabia drops to 11.8% in Q1 2020

07/07/2020 ِArgaam special

 

The unemployment rate among Saudis dropped to 11.8% in Q1 2020, compared to end of 2019, according to data from the Saudi General Authority for Statistics. 

 

In addition, unemployment rate among males and females stood at 5.6% and 28.2%, respectively in the same period.

 

Meanwhile, unemployment among all residents remained unchanged at 5.7%.

 

Unemployment Rate in Saudi Arabia

Period

Unemployment rate

Unemployment rate among Saudis

Q1 2017

5.8 %

12.7 %

Q2 2017

6.0 %

12.8 %

Q3 2017

5.8 %

12.8 %

Q4 2017

6.0 %

12.8 %

Q1 2018

6.1 %

12.9 %

Q2 2018

6.0 %

 12.9%

Q3 2018

6.0 %

 12.8%

Q4 2018

6.0 %

 12.7%

Q1 2019

5.7 %

12.5%

Q2 2019

5.6 %

12.3 %

Q3 2019

5.5 %

12.0 %

Q4 2019

5.7 %

12.0 %

Q1 2020

5.7%

11.8%

 

The total number of employed individuals across the Kingdom hit 13.64 million in Q1 2020. Males accounted for 82%, or 11.16 million of total labor force, while females represented 18%, or 2.48 million.

 

Meanwhile, employed expats accounted for nearly 10.43 million, representing 76.5% of the total employees, while nationals accounted for 23.5%, or 3.2 million.

 

A total of 8.70 million workers, or 64% of total labor force are subject to the regulations of the General Organization for Social Insurance (GOSI), while 9.4% are subject to the rules of the Civil Service. Meanwhile, 26.8% of total labor force represents domestic workers.

 

Number of Employees in Saudi Arabia

Regulations

Saudis

Non-Saudis

Total

 

Male

Female

Male

Female

Male

Female

Total

Civil service

0.73

0.50

0.03

0.02

0.75

0.52

1.28

Social insurance

1.34

0.63

6.47

0.26

7.81

0.89

8.70

Total

2.07

1.14

6.49

0.28

8.56

1.42

9.98

Domestic labor*

--

--

2.60

1.06

2.60

1.06

3.66

Total

2.07

1.14

9.09

1.34

11.16

2.48

13.64

*Data from the Ministry of Labor doesn’t include military and security employees and workers abroad.

 

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