Unemployment rate · Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia Unemployment Rate

The Saudi Arabia Unemployment Rate measures the share of the labour force in Saudi Arabia, people working or actively looking for work, who have no job but want one.

חשיבות
Medium
פורסם
Quarterly
הפרסום הבא
מטבע
SAR · Saudi riyal
בנק מרכזי
The Saudi Central Bank (SAMA)

הנתונים האחרונים

הפרסום האחרון, עבור Q2, יצא ב-2026-09-30 ועמד על 3.0%. זה ירידה מ-3.1% בפעם הקודמת.

ב-7 הפרסומים האחרונים הערך נע בין 2.8% ל-3.5%, בממוצע 3.2%. הנתון יורד שלושה פרסומים ברציפות.

Mar 2025: 3.5%Jun 2025: 2.8%Sep 2025: 3.2%Dec 2025: 3.4%Mar 2026: 3.5%Jun 2026: 3.1%Sep 2026: 3.0% Mar 2025Sep 2026
תוצאות בפועל; הקו הקצר על עמודה מסמן את הקונצנזוס.
פורסםעבורבפועלקונצנזוסקודם
30 Sep 2026Q23.0%–3.1%
30 Jun 2026Q13.1%–3.5%
31 Mar 2026Q43.5%–3.4%
29 Dec 2025Q33.4%–3.2%
30 Sep 2025Q23.2%–2.8%
29 Jun 2025Q12.8%–3.5%
27 Mar 2025Q43.5%–3.7%

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למה זה חשוב

Full employment is part of most central banks' mandate. A falling unemployment rate means a tighter labour market, faster wage growth and more inflation pressure, which can keep the Saudi Central Bank (SAMA) hawkish; a rising rate is one of the clearest recession signals (the US "Sahm rule" flags a 0.5-point rise in the three-month average).

איך זה מחושב

the General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT) usually runs a household survey: people are counted as unemployed if they had no work, were available and looked for a job recently. The rate is unemployed ÷ (employed + unemployed). Registered jobless and claimant counts instead count people signed on for benefits. Participation is the labour force ÷ working-age population.

Unemployment rate = unemployed ÷ labour force × 100
Labour force = employed + unemployed

מה המשמעות של שינויים

  • A lower rate than expected usually supports the Saudi riyal.
  • Check participation: unemployment can fall because people stop looking, which is not good news.
  • Broader measures (US U-6) include part-timers who want more hours.

גבוה מהצפוי: A higher unemployment rate than expected points to a weakening labour market: the Saudi riyal tends to soften as markets price in lower rates.

נמוך מהצפוי: A lower unemployment rate than expected signals a tight labour market: it tends to support the Saudi riyal and push bond yields up.

היסטוריה קצרה

Systematic unemployment statistics began in the 1930s Depression; the International Labour Organization's definition, adopted in 1982, is used by most countries today.

The riyal is pegged to the US dollar, so Saudi rates follow the Fed.

שאלות

What is the Saudi Arabia Unemployment Rate?

The Saudi Arabia Unemployment Rate measures the share of the labour force in Saudi Arabia, people working or actively looking for work, who have no job but want one.

What was the latest Saudi Arabia Unemployment Rate?

3.0% for Q2, published on 30 September 2026.

When is the next Saudi Arabia Unemployment Rate?

On Thursday 31 December 2026 at 06:00 UTC.

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