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Saudi Arabia's overall unemployment and labor force participation rates reach 3.2% and 67.1% in Q2 2025
['Staff Writer']
Zawya.com - All Regional News
The labor force participation rate for Saudi citizens stood at 49.2 percent, a decrease of 2.1 percentage points.
The unemployment rate for Saudi women increased by 0.8 percentage points to 11.3 percent, while their labor force participation rate decreased by 1.8 percentage points to 34.5 percent.
For Saudi men, the unemployment rate increased to 4.3 percent, while their labor force participation rate decreased by 2.4 percentage points to 64 percent.
Among young Saudi females aged 15–24, the employment-to-population ratio was 13.8 percent, and the labor force participation rate was 17.4 percent.
For young Saudi males, the employment-to-population ratio reached 28 percent, with a labor force participation rate of 31.6 percent.