Unemployment rate (ILO) (Saudi Arabia): 3.5 % in 2024, the latest available value.
25 observations from 2000 to 2024. Source: World Bank.
Share of the labour force without a job and seeking one, per the ILO definition; lower is better.
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 3.5 % |
| 2023 | 4 % |
| 2022 | 5.6 % |
| 2021 | 6.6 % |
| 2020 | 7.7 % |
| 2019 | 5.6 % |
| 2018 | 6 % |
| 2017 | 5.9 % |
| 2016 | 5.6 % |
| 2015 | 5.6 % |
| 2014 | 5.9 % |
| 2013 | 5.6 % |
| 2012 | 5.6 % |
| 2011 | 5.8 % |
| 2010 | 5.6 % |
| 2009 | 5.4 % |
| 2008 | 5.1 % |
| 2007 | 5.7 % |
| 2006 | 6.3 % |
| 2005 | 6.1 % |
| 2004 | 5.8 % |
| 2003 | 5.6 % |
| 2002 | 5.3 % |
| 2001 | 4.6 % |
| 2000 | 4.6 % |