Riyadh: The General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT) today released the Labor Market Publication for the second quarter of 2025, revealing that the overall labor force participation rate for Saudis and non-Saudis reached 67.1%, with an unemployment rate of 3.2%, while the labor force participation rate for Saudis was 49.2%, and their unemployment rate stood at 6.8%.
According to Saudi Press Agency, the results showed that Saudi males recorded a labor force participation rate of 64% with an unemployment rate of 4.3%. Saudi female labor force participation reached 34.5%, while unemployment stood at 11.3%.
Among young Saudi females aged 15-24, the employment-to-population ratio was 13.8%, and the labor force participation rate was 17.4%. For young Saudi males, the employment-to-population ratio reached 28%, with a labor force participation rate of 31.6%.
For Saudis of prime working age (25-54), the employment-to-population ratio reached 63.3%, the labor force participation rate stood at 67.3%, and the unemployment rate was 5.9%.
Regarding job search methods, the GASTAT publication showed that applying directly to employers was the most common method at 72.4%, followed by the national unified employment platform (Jadarat) at 56.3%, while asking friends or relatives about job opportunities accounted for 50.5%.