Work & Labour in Saudi Arabia 272 indicators covering work & labour for Saudi Arabia. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS 3.5% 2024 down 40.1% 128th Annual working hours vs. GDP per capita 2,125 hours per worker 2023 up 6.5% 44th Legislation on sexual harassment in employment, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Criminal penalties or civil remedies sexual harassment in employment 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Average weekly hours usually worked per employed person 45.9 2025 up 5.4% 8th Average weekly hours usually worked per employee 46.07 2024 up 5.5% 13th Unemployment rate 3.5 2024 down 38.8% 14th Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment 8.7% 2024 up 2.5% 97th Level of national compliance with labour rights (freedom of) 6.64 2024 unchanged 15th Own-account workers, total 3.0% 2016 down 36.5% 182nd LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force 11.61 2024 up 35.4% 25th Strictness of employment protection — Individual and collective 1.37 0-6 scale 2012 — 33rd Strictness of employment protection — Individual dismissals 1.37 0-6 scale 2012 — 33rd Strictness of employment protection — Temporary contracts 3.38 0-6 scale 2012 — 7th Proportion of adults (15 years and older) active in labor force with 82.4% 2024 up 8.7% 60th Proportion of adults (15 years and older) out of labor force with an 66.5% 2024 up 9.8% 56th SDG indicator 8.5.2: Unemployment rate (current ILO definition) 3.24 2025 down 42.2% 62nd Unemployment rate (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 3.24 2025 down 42.2% 62nd SDG indicator 9.2.2: Manufacturing employment as a proportion of 8.66 2024 up 2.5% 52nd Employment-to-population ratio (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 61.11 2025 up 19.8% 20th Labour force participation rate (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 63.15 2025 up 16.9% 24th Number of labour inspection visits 1.47 million 2024 up 512.4% 1st NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training 16.97 2025 up 8.8% 17th Labour inspection visits per inspector 1,574 2024 up 424.7% 1st LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force 11.61 2024 up 35.4% 18th Average monthly earnings of employees 1,456 2012 up 7.5% 35th Number of registered workplaces that could be selected for labour 3.09 million 2024 up 47.3% 3rd Detected victims of human trafficking for forced labour, servitude 45 2023 down 31.8% 45th Detected victims of human trafficking for forced labour, servitude 0.14 2023 down 36.4% 64th Average monthly earnings of employees 1,456 2012 up 7.5% 32nd Employment in tourism-related industries per 1,000 people 27.82 persons per 1,000 people 2023 up 68.1% 44th Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 19th ICLS 3.5% 2024 down 40.1% 54th ← Previous Page 5 of 5