Saudi: Unemployment rate unchanged at 11.3% in Q3

The unemployment rate in Saudi Arabia kept unchanged at 11.3 percent in the third quarter of 2021, compared with the previous quarter.

The unemployment rate among males and females stood at 5.9 percent and 21.9 percent, respectively, in the same period.

Meanwhile, unemployment among the total working-age population was unchanged at 6.6 percent in the three-month period. The unemployment rate declined by 1.9 percentage point in Q3 2021, compared with the same period a year before.

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