Saudi Arabia Unemployment Rate

Last Release

Jun 30, 2023

Actual

4.9

Units In

5.1

Frequency

Quarterly

Next Release

Sep 30, 2025

Time to Release

2 Months 30 Days 6 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
9 Jun 2020	4.35 Dec 1999	5.82 %	1999-2023	General Authority for Statistics, Saudi Arabia

Latest Updates

The overall unemployment rate in Saudi Arabia fell to 2.8% in Q1 of 2025 from 3.5% in Q4 of 2024, marking the lowest level since records began in 1999. Among genders, the jobless rate declined for both Saudi females (10.5% vs. 11.9% in Q4) and Saudi males (4.0% vs. 4.3%). The overall labor force participation rate increased to 68.2% from 66.4% in Q4. Meanwhile, the employment-to-population ratio rose to 66.3% in Q1 from 64.0% in the previous quarter.