The unemployment rate for the total population of Saudi Arabia (citizens and residents aged 15 and above) declined to 3.5 per cent in Q4 last year, according to the General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT). Meanwhile, the unemployment rate for Saudi nationals (both males and females aged 15 and above) dropped to 7 per cent in Q4 2024, compared to 7.8 per cent in the same period of 2023. The unemployment rate for the total male population stood at 2 per cent, while the rate for females was 10.4 per cent. Saudi unemployment statistics Saudi women’s labour force participation rate increased to 36 per cent, compared to the same period in 2023. The statistics further indicated that the unemployment rate for Saudi males was 4.3 per cent, while the rate for Saudi females decreased to 11.9 per cent in Q4 2024, down from 13.6 per cent in the previous quarter of the same year.