Unemployment rate among Saudis declines to 11% in Q4 2021: GASTAT

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The unemployment rate in Saudi Arabia fell to 11% in the fourth quarter of 2021, compared with the previous quarter, data from the General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT) showed.

Unemployment rate among males and females stood at 5.2% and 22.5%, respectively, in the same period.

Meanwhile, unemployment among total working age population reached 6.9% in the three-month period.

The following table illustrates the development of unemployment in Saudi Arabia:

The public sector accounted for 27.1% of total labor force at the end of the third quarter of 2021, while the percentage of labor force in the private sector reached 54.3%. 

Saudis accounted for 53.3% in the public sector and 45.8% in the private sector, while non-Saudis accounted for 61.3% in the private sector and 33% in other sectors.

Other sectors include self-employed, family workers, non-profit organizations, domestic labor, regional and international organizations, agricultural sector workers. 

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