Work & Labour in Oman

64 indicators covering work & labour for Oman.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 13.9% 2025 down 4.8% 170th
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 59.1% 2025 up 4.3% 38th
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 68.4% 2025 down 1.5% 34th
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 88.1% 2025 up 0.6% 4th
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 34.0% 2025 up 0.5% 173rd
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 40.6% 2025 up 3.6% 86th
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 31.6% 2025 up 1.4% 166th
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 89.8% 2025 up 0.6% 6th
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 70.4% 2025 down 1.4% 88th
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 30.0% 2025 up 1.1% 166th
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) 95.0% 2025 down 0.2% 5th
Employment in services, male (% of male employment) 50.0% 2025 down 4.2% 101st
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) 93.6% 2025 down 0.6% 14th
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) 95.3% 2025 down 0.1% 4th
Employment in services, female (% of female employment) 83.7% 2025 down 11.0% 64th
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) 1.5% 2025 up 5.8% 118th
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) 1.2% 2025 up 22.1% 110th
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) 1.2% 2025 up 19.9% 115th
Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) 14.8% 2025 up 157.5% 50th
Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) 43.3% 2025 up 3.7% 5th
Employment in industry (% of total employment) 39.4% 2025 up 5.3% 1st
Employment in services (% of total employment) 54.6% 2025 down 4.6% 108th
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) 5.0% 2025 up 4.4% 182nd
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) 4.7% 2025 up 2.9% 183rd
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) 6.4% 2025 up 8.9% 173rd
Employers, total (% of total employment) 1.1% 2025 up 2.5% 167th
Employers, male (% of male employment) 1.2% 2025 up 1.7% 170th
Employers, female (% of female employment) 0.9% 2025 up 18.2% 153rd
Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) 29.0% 2025 down 4.5% 33rd
Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) 11.4% 2025 down 7.6% 99th
Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) 13.9% 2025 down 8.4% 86th
GDP per person employed 72,192 constant 2021 PPP $ 2025 down 5.4% 56th
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 3.3% 2024 up 1.0% 138th
Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 1.6% 2022 down 52.6% 161st
Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 9.7% 2024 down 29.1% 46th
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 39.9% 2022 up 94.8% 164th
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 86.5% 2022 up 35.0% 10th
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 70.6% 2022 up 42.1% 33rd
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 12.8% 2022 down 15.1% 164th
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 48.4% 2022 up 16.8% 74th
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 46.1% 2022 up 44.4% 176th
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 33.5% 2022 up 15.4% 118th
Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) 14.2% 2022 down 25.2% 71st
Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) 11.7% 2022 down 35.2% 83rd
Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) 27.4% 2022 up 25.4% 27th
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of y 25.6% 2025 down 3.3% 49th
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of ma 20.8% 2025 down 6.7% 51st
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of 32.4% 2025 up 0.6% 45th
Productivity: output per hour worked 29.44 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 2023 down 32.6% 61st
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) 35.0% 2025 up 5.2% 87th
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) 52.3% 2025 up 5.4% 41st
Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) 26.6% 2025 up 2.9% 165th
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) 9.9% 2025 down 3.0% 168th
Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) 86.4% 2025 up 0.7% 6th
Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) 66.2% 2025 down 1.4% 33rd
Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) 5.6% 2025 up 7.6% 169th
Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) 3.5% 2025 up 3.3% 180th
Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) 3.8% 2025 up 4.9% 179th
Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) 35.8% 2022 up 50.3% 145th
Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) 85.1% 2022 up 13.6% 10th