News

Saudi Arabia’s unemployment rate has reached its lowest point ever, dropping to 6.3% in the first quarter of 2025, according to new data from the General Authority for Statistics. This marks a ...
“Accordingly, the employment-to-population ratio, which indicates the ability of an economy to create employment, also increased by 0.7 percentage points to 68.4 per cent from 67.7 per cent in 2023,” ...
I will be watching the participation rate in the workforce and the employment-to-population ratio, which have both declined recently. If the jobless rate remains low but the workforce is smaller due ...
Arabian Gulf Business Insight on MSN7h
Saudi unemployment rate falls to new low
Unemployment among Saudis reached a new low of 6.3 percent in the first quarter of 2025, as job growth continued under enhanced labour market reforms. The workforce participation rate among Saudi ...
Saudi Arabia had initially set an ambitious Vision 2030 target to reduce Saudi unemployment to 7% by the end of the decade ...
RIYADH: The Saudi General Authority for Statistics reported on Sunday that Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) inflows reached ...
In contrast, young Saudi men in the same age group saw a decrease in both employment-to-population ratio (29.2 per cent) and labor force participation (33 per cent), though their unemployment rate ...
As a result, the employment-to-population ratio improved to 68.4%, an increase from 67.7% in 2023. In terms of employment status, the majority of working Malaysians, or 78.5%, were categorised as ...
“Accordingly, the employment-to-population ratio, which indicates the ability of an economy to create employment, also increased by 0.7 percentage points to 68.4 per cent from 67.7 per cent in 2023,” ...
The General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT) revealed that the overall unemployment rate (including Saudis and non-Saudis) stood at 2.8% in the first quarter of 2025. The total labor force ...
Saudi Arabia's unemployment rate hit a record low of 6.3 per cent in Q1 2025, it is driven by increased participation of ...
In one earlier study, Allen found a small population of green sea turtles outside San Diego had gone from 65 percent female to 78 percent female over time as nesting sands warmed.