Work & Labour in Saudi Arabia 272 indicators covering work & labour for Saudi Arabia. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Share of male vs. female employment in agriculture 2.9% 2025 down 34.8% 157th Share of male vs. female employment in services 71.2% 2025 up 7.1% 19th Employment rate, men vs. women 82.1% 2025 up 6.8% 15th Employment rate 63.1% 2025 up 11.9% 49th Youth unemployment rate 10.0% 2025 down 64.4% 116th Population by labor force status 8.16 million people 2025 up 8.7% 52nd Employee compensation as share of government spending 48.5% 2023 down 6.8% 9th CPI: National consumer price index, country weights 18.78 2019 unchanged 125th Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 32 - Employment by 498.54 Persons 2022 up 56.8% 33rd Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 32 - Employment by 2,204 Persons 2022 up 18.7% 15th Armed forces personnel as a share of the total labor force 1.9% 2020 down 31.1% 33rd Female labor force by age 36,508 people 2024 up 1,292.9% 106th Labor force participation rate by age 31.2% 2024 up 54.3% 135th Female labor force participation rate by age 16.5% 2024 up 79.3% 165th Unemployment rate: young vs. older adults 11.5% 2024 down 59.8% 105th NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled) 0.0004 units per square kilometre 2023 down 33.0% 164th Time-related underemployment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per 0.0002 units per square kilometre 2023 up 159.5% 159th Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) 0.3005 units per square kilometre 2023 up 48.3% 156th Employment by status 94.4% 2024 down 2.3% 7th Share of workers who are employees vs. GDP per capita 94.4% 2024 down 2.3% 7th Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per square kilometre 0.0019 units per square kilometre 2023 up 33.3% 149th Monthly minimum wage, per square kilometre 0.0019 units per square kilometre 2023 up 33.3% 149th Female labor force participation rates latest vs 1980, annual growth 5.26 % change on previous year 2025 up 7.4% 11th Fertility and female labor force participation, annual growth rate 5.26 % change on previous year 2025 up 7.4% 11th Female labor force participation rates slopes, annual growth rate 5.26 % change on previous year 2025 up 7.4% 11th Annual growth of GDP per employed person 1.6% 2025 up 190.9% 98th Unemployment with basic education 1.0% 2024 down 48.0% 126th Unemployment with basic education, male 0.7% 2024 down 61.0% 127th Unemployment with intermediate education 4.1% 2024 down 42.1% 98th Unemployment with basic education, female 3.8% 2024 up 2.5% 96th Unemployment with advanced education 5.1% 2024 down 51.0% 56th Unemployment with intermediate education, female 11.0% 2024 down 55.1% 32nd SDG indicator 8.8.2: Level of national compliance with labour rights 6.64 2024 unchanged 14th Level of national compliance with labor rights 6.64 score 2024 unchanged 14th Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total 16.4% 2025 up 5.1% 55th Unemployment with intermediate education, male 2.9% 2024 down 46.3% 106th Labor force with basic education, female 20.8% 2024 up 56.6% 102nd Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female 21.7% 2025 down 6.9% 51st Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male 12.6% 2025 up 47.2% 60th Labor force with basic education, male 78.5% 2024 up 8.8% 17th Labor force with basic education 60.9% 2024 up 22.4% 32nd Labor force with intermediate education, female (% of female) 28.7% 2024 up 133.6% 117th Labor force with intermediate education, male 81.0% 2024 up 5.7% 21st Labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) 63.7% 2024 up 21.8% 69th Unemployment with advanced education, male 2.0% 2024 down 36.5% 109th Labor force with advanced education, male 93.3% 2024 up 0.5% 5th Labor force with advanced education 78.2% 2024 up 2.9% 66th Labor force with advanced education, female 52.1% 2024 up 3.7% 115th Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) 32.2% 2025 up 91.8% 153rd Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) 82.3% 2025 up 8.7% 15th Unemployment with advanced education, female 14.6% 2024 down 52.5% 16th Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) 65.2% 2025 up 27.9% 44th Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) 30.8% 2025 up 155.1% 91st Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) 42.2% 2025 up 108.1% 64th Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) 14.8% 2025 up 306.6% 134th Patents - international collaboration in technology development 1,908 Co-inventions 2023 up 454.7% 17th Labor share of gross domestic product (GDP) 32.1% 2020 up 33.2% 175th Annual working hours per worker 2,125 hours per worker 2023 up 6.5% 44th Annual working hours per worker vs. GDP per capita 2,125 hours per worker 2023 up 6.5% 44th Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th 8.7% 2024 up 2.5% 103rd ← Previous Page 4 of 5 Next →