Saudi Arabia Unemployment Rate 1999-2018 | Data | Chart | Calendar

Unemployment Rate in Saudi Arabia increased to 6.10 percent in the first quarter of 2018 from 6 percent in the fourth quarter of 2017. Unemployment Rate in Saudi Arabia averaged 5.59 percent from 1999 until 2018, reaching an all time high of 6.30 percent in the fourth quarter of 2006 and a record low of 4.35 percent in the fourth quarter of 1999.

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Saudi Arabia Labour	Last	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Unit
Unemployment Rate	6.10	6.00	6.30	4.35	percent	[+]
Unemployed Persons	826428.00	736321.00	826428.00	437648.00		[+]
Population	32.61	31.74	32.61	4.04	Million	[+]
Labor Force Participation Rate	55.50	55.60	56.50	47.80	percent	[+]
Employed Persons	11168.50	11641.40	11641.40	6167.00	Thousand	[+]
Retirement Age Men	60.00	60.00	60.00	60.00		[+]
Retirement Age Women	55.00	55.00	55.00	55.00		[+]

Saudi Arabia Unemployment Rate

In Saudi Arabia, the unemployment rate measures the number of people actively looking for a job as a percentage of the labour force. This page provides - Saudi Arabia Unemployment Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Saudi Arabia Unemployment Rate - actual data, historical chart and calendar of releases - was last updated on October of 2018.

	Actual	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Dates	Unit	Frequency
	6.10	6.00	6.30	4.35	1999 - 2018	percent	Quarterly

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unemployment rate by Country

Country	Last		Previous	Highest	Lowest
South Africa	27.20	Jun/18	26.7	31.2	21.5	%	Quarterly
Spain	15.30	Jun/18	16.74	26.94	4.41	%	Quarterly
Brazil	12.10	Aug/18	12.3	13.7	6.2	%	Monthly
Turkey	10.80	Jul/18	10.2	14.8	7.3	%	Monthly
Italy	9.70	Aug/18	10.2	13.1	5.8	%	Monthly
Argentina	9.60	Jun/18	9.1	20.8	5.9	%	Quarterly
France	9.10	Jun/18	9.2	10.7	7.2	%	Quarterly
Euro Area	8.10	Aug/18	8.2	12.1	7.3	%	Monthly
Saudi Arabia	6.10	Mar/18	6	6.3	4.35	%	Quarterly
Canada	5.90	Sep/18	6	13.1	2.9	%	Monthly
Indonesia	5.13	Mar/18	5.5	11.24	2	%	Quarterly
Australia	5.00	Sep/18	5.3	11.2	4	%	Monthly
Russia	4.50	Sep/18	4.6	14.1	4.5	%	Monthly
South Korea	4.00	Sep/18	4.2	7.1	3	%	Monthly
United Kingdom	4.00	Aug/18	4	12	3.4	%	Monthly
China	3.83	Jun/18	3.89	4.3	3.83	%	Quarterly
Netherlands	3.70	Sep/18	3.9	7.9	3.6	%	Monthly
United States	3.70	Sep/18	3.9	10.8	2.5	%	Monthly
India	3.52	Dec/17	3.51	8.3	3.41	%	Yearly
Mexico	3.50	Aug/18	3.5	6.42	2.22	%	Monthly
Germany	3.40	Aug/18	3.4	11.5	0.4	%	Monthly
Japan	2.40	Aug/18	2.5	5.5	1	%	Monthly
Switzerland	2.40	Sep/18	2.4	5.7	1.5	%	Monthly
Singapore	2.10	Jun/18	2	6	1.4	%	Quarterly