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The unemployment rate among Saudis fell to 11.3% in Q2 2021 from 11.7% in Q1 2021, according to data from the General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT).
By the end of Q2 2021, unemployment rate for Saudis was 4.2 points lower than Q2 2020 – below its level on the pandemic outbreak. Unemployment rate among Saudi males hit 6.1%, compared to 22.3% among females.
Meanwhile, unemployment rate among total working age population (15 years and above) rose from 6.5% to 6.6% in the second quarter.
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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% |
3.11% |
The public sector accounted for 26.6% of total labor force at the end of the second quarter of 2021, while the percentage of labor force in the private sector reached 53%.
Saudis accounted for 54.8% in the public sector and 43.4% in the private sector, while non-Saudis accounted for 60.8% in the private sector and 35.4% 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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Employees by Nationality and Sector in Saudi Arabia |
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Sector |
Saudis |
Non-Saudis |
Total |
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Public Sector |
54.8% |
3.8% |
26.6% |
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Private Sector |
43.4% |
60.8% |
53.0% |
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Other Sectors |
1.8% |
35.4% |
20.4% |
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