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The unemployment rate among Saudis increased to 8.5% in the first quarter of 2023, compared to 8% in the fourth quarter 2022, according to the General Authority for Statistics’ (GASTAT) labor force survey.
Meanwhile, the overall unemployment rate in the Kingdom (Saudis and non-Saudis) reached 5.1% in Q1 2023, compared to 4.8% in Q4 2022.
Among Saudi females, the participation rate reached 36% in the three-month period.
The employment-to-population ratio of Saudis declined to 48% on a quarterly basis in the same period.
The following table illustrates the changes in unemployment in Saudi Arabia:
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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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Q2 2021 |
6.6% |
11.3% |
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Q3 2021 |
6.6% |
11.3% |
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Q4 2021 |
6.9% |
11.0% |
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Q1 2022 |
6.0% |
10.1% |
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Q2 2022 |
5.8% |
9.7% |
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Q3 2022 |
5.8% |
9.9% |
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Q4 2022 |
4.8% |
8.0% |
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Q1 2023 |
5.1% |
8.5% |
Saudis account for 52.6% and 47% of the labor force in the public and private sectors, respectively. On the other hand, non-Saudis employed in the private sector made up 68.1%.
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Employees by Nationality and Sector in Saudi Arabia |
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Sector |
Saudis |
Non-Saudis |
Total |
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Public Sector |
52.6% |
3.7% |
27.4% |
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Private Sector |
47.0% |
68.1% |
57.8% |
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Other Sectors |
0.4% |
28.1% |
14.6% |
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Unspecified |
0.1% |
0.2% |
0.1% |
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Total |
100% |
100% |
100% |
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