The General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT) released the Labor Market Publication for Quarter 3 of 2021 on its official website.
The Publication is based on the estimates of the Labor Force Survey that GASTAT conducts quarterly.
The publication's results showed that the unemployment rate of the total population (Saudis and Non-Saudis +15) remained stable at (6.6%) in Q3, 2021.
However, the unemployment rate of male population reached (3.3%), while the female population recorded (17.1%) according to the estimates of the Labor Force Survey for Q3, 2021.
As for the unemployment rate of Saudis (Males and females +15) in Q3 of 2021, the results revealed that it remained stable at (11.3%) compared to the previous quarter.
The results also showed that the unemployment rate of Saudi males (+15) in Q3, 2021 fell to (5.9%) compared to (6.1%) in the previous quarter.
Furthermore, the unemployment rate of Saudi females (+15) decreased to (21.9%) in Q3, 2021 compared to the previous quarter (22.3%).
The results of the Labor Market Publication for Q3 of 2021 also revealed that the labor force participation rate of total population (Saudis and Non-Saudis +15) in Q3 of 2021 increased to (61.2%) compared to (60.8%) in the previous quarter. However, the labor force participation rate of male population (+15) reached (78.3%), whereas the female population (+15) recorded (35.9%).
Moreover, the results indicated that the labor force participation rate of total Saudis (Males and females +15) increased to (49.8%) in Q3 of 2021 compared to (49.4%) in the previous quarter.
On the other hand, the labor force participation rate of Saudi females (+15) in Q3 of 2021 went up from (32.4%) in Q2, 2021 to (34.1%) in Q3, 2021.
