The unemployment rate between the Saudis records 6.8% in the second quarter of 2025 #Urgent
The work of the workforce survey of the General Authority for Statistics revealed that the unemployment rate for Saudis reached 6.8% in the second quarter of 2025, an increase of 0.5 percentage points, compared to the first quarter of the same year, and an annual decrease of 0.3, compared to the second quarter of last year." target ="_Blank"> The unemployment rate total (for Saudis and non -Saudis) 3.2% in the second quarter of 2025 AD, recording a rise of 0.4 percentage points compared to the first quarter of the same year, and a decrease annually by 0.1 percentage points compared to the second quarter of 2024 AD." target ="_Blank"> The workforce total (for Saudis and non -Saudis) 67.1%, a decrease of 1.1 percentage points compared to the first quarter of 2025 AD, and recorded an annual increase by 0.9 percentage points compared to the second quarter of 2024 AD. From the year 2025 AD, it reached 45.9%, while it showed an annual decrease by 1.3 percentage points from the second quarter of 2024 AD. By 1.6 Celsius, compared to the second quarter of 2024 AD." target ="_Blank"> The labor market in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for the second quarter of 2025 AD, the decrease in the rate of Saudi women’s participation in the workforce by 1.8 percentage points to 34.5%, the rate of Saudi women to the population by 1.9 percentage points to 30.6%, and the high unemployment rate for Saudi women by 0.8 percentage points to 11.3%compared to the previous quarter. />
As for Saudi males, the rate of participation in the workforce decreased by 2.4 percentage points to 64.0%, while the rate of workers to the population decreased to 61.3%, and the unemployment rate increased to 4.3%compared to the previous quarter of the same year 2025 AD. Al-Shabab (15-24 years) The rate of employees decreased to the population in the second quarter of 2025 AD by 0.8 Celsius, and reached 13.8%, the decrease in the rate of participation in the workforce by 1.0 ° C, and 17.4%, and the decrease in the unemployment rate between them by 0.1 percent, to 20.6%compared to the previous quarter of 2025 m. />
In contrast, the results related to the male Saudi youth witnessed a decrease in the rate of
working to the population by 1.2 percentage points, and reached 28.0%, and their participation rate in the workforce decreased by 1.4 percentage points to 31.6%, with a decrease in the unemployment rate by 0.1 percentage points to 11.5%compared to the previous quarter of the same year 2025 AD. To 5.9% compared to the previous quarter of the same year 2025 AD. The work of the Saudi unemployed has used a variety of active research methods for work, with an average of 3.6%active methods for each job seeker, while the method of applying to employers was directly the most used methods of searching for work by 72.4%, followed by the use of the unified national employment platform (walls) by 56.3%, while the method of asking friends or relatives about job opportunities constituted 50.5%.
The results showed that 95.8% of the unemployed Saudis will accept the offer of work in the private sector, and that 61.1% of the unemployed Saudi women and 45.1% of the unemployed Saudis accept that the period of movement to work is one hour at most. They will accept work for eight hours or more per day.
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