The unemployment rate in Saudi Arabia rose to 3.4% in the third quarter of 2025, up from 3.2% in the previous period. The jobless rate stood at 7.5% for Saudi nationals and 1.4% for non-Saudis. By gender, unemployment among females fell to 9.4% from 11.3% in Q2, while the rate for males declined to 2.2% from 4.3%. Meanwhile, the labor force participation rate eased to 66.9% from 67.1%, and the employment-to-population ratio slipped to 64.6% from 65.0%. Survey data showed that 95.3% of unemployed Saudis are willing to accept private-sector jobs. Among them, 61.0% of women and 42.7% of men are willing to commute for at least an hour, while 70.6% of women and 86.7% of men are open to working eight hours or more per day. source: General Authority for Statistics, Saudi Arabia
Unemployment Rate in Saudi Arabia increased to 3.40 percent in the third quarter of 2025 from 3.20 percent in the second quarter of 2025. Unemployment Rate in Saudi Arabia averaged 5.39 percent from 1999 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 9.00 percent in the second quarter of 2020 and a record low of 2.80 percent in the first quarter of 2025. This page provides - Saudi Arabia Unemployment Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Saudi Arabia Unemployment Rate - values, historical data and charts - was last updated on February of 2026.
Unemployment Rate in Saudi Arabia increased to 3.40 percent in the third quarter of 2025 from 3.20 percent in the second quarter of 2025. Unemployment Rate in Saudi Arabia is expected to be 2.80 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Saudi Arabia Unemployment Rate is projected to trend around 2.60 percent in 2026 and 2.50 percent in 2027, according to our econometric models.