Unemployment rate in Saudi Arabia unchanged at 11.3% in Q3 2021: GASTAT

20/12/2021 Argaam Special

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The unemployment rate in Saudi Arabia kept unchanged at 11.3% in the third 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 5.9% and 21.9%, respectively, in the same period.

 

Meanwhile, unemployment among total working age population was unchanged at 6.6% in the three-month period.

 

Unemployment rate declined by 1.9 percentage point in Q3 2021, compared with the same period a year before.

 

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

 

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%

Q2 2020

9.0%

15.4%

Q3 2020

8.5%

14.9%

Q4 2020

7.4%

12.6%

Q1 2021

6.5%

11.7%

Q2 2021

6.6%

11.3%

Q3 2021

6.6%

11.3%

 

 

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. 

 

Employees by Nationality and Sector in Saudi Arabia

Sector

Saudis

Non-Saudis

Total

Public Sector

53.3%

5.7%

27.1%

Private Sector

45.8%

61.3%

54.3%

Other Sectors

1.8%

33.0%

18.6%

 

Details and historical data for macroeconomic

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