العمل والسعودة وسوق العمل
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محور Thriving Economy23 مصدراً9 مؤشّراًآخر مراجعة 2026-05-16
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Fewer Saudis spend years searching for that first job. The benchmark for 'what good looks like' has shifted from 'any job' to 'a meaningful, well-paid career.' Job-search is now measured in months, not years.
القصّة
قبل
In 2017, roughly one in eight working-age Saudis looking for a job couldn't find one. For many young families, joblessness was the single most pressing daily concern.
المبادرة
Saudization programs (Nitaqat tiers), Human Resources Development Fund (HRDF) wage subsidies, the Doroob training platform, and a wave of new private-sector openings from giga-projects, tourism, entertainment and finance.
النتيجة
By Q4 2025, Saudi unemployment had fallen to 7.2% — meeting the original Vision 2030 target several years early. The Kingdom has now set a more ambitious 5% goal for 2030.
للمواطنين
Fewer Saudis spend years searching for that first job. The benchmark for 'what good looks like' has shifted from 'any job' to 'a meaningful, well-paid career.' Job-search is now measured in months, not years.
مؤشّرات داعمة
Saudi male unemployment
5.4%
Q4 2025
Saudi female unemployment
10.3%
Q4 2025 (down 1.6pp YoY)
Total population unemployment (incl. residents)
3.5%
Q4 2025
Total labor force participation
67.4%
Q4 2025 (highest in modern history)
Saudi youth (15-24) unemployment
~13-15%
recent quarters (still the gap to close)
Saudi unemployment (25-54 cohort)
5.4%
Q1 2025 (the core working-age figure)
المزيد من هذا القطاع
Saudi careers in 269 professions
340,000
Next phase: 340,000 more jobs localized by 2028
دعم نقدي مباشر لـ 10 ملايين سعودي
10M+
229 مليار ريال صُرفت للأسر منذ 2017
70% of Aramco's supply chain — Made in Saudi
70%
$280 billion to the economy, 200,000 jobs, 47 strategic products manufactured locally for the first time
Saudi women added to the formal workforce
~3.4M
From ~600,000 in 2017 to ~4 million today — a sixfold absolute rise
Defense procurement, Made in Saudi
~20%
Local content went from under 2% to ~20% in a decade
Citizen Account — total disbursed since 2017
SAR 229B+
SAR 229 billion in direct cash support to Saudi households
Qurrah childcare subsidy
~120,000
~120,000 working Saudi mothers supported
Saudi women in the Shoura Council
≥20%
At least 20% of council seats held by Saudi women
محطّات زمنيّة
2017
Saudi unemployment at 12.3%, V2030 launched
2020
Pandemic shock; reforms accelerate (driving rights, sector openings)
2024· محطّة
Q4 2024: rate hits 7.0% — original target met early
2026
Q4 2025 rate published at 7.2%; revised target of 5% by 2030 confirmed
معالم حديثة في هذا القطاع
كلّ المعالم ←تمثيل المرأة في مجلس الشورى يبلغ 20٪ على الأقلّ
تمثيل المرأة في المجلس الاستشاري للمملكة يبلغ 20٪ على الأقلّ — إلى جانب تجاوز مشاركة المرأة في القطاع التقني للمعدّلات العالميّة.
بلوغ برنامج "اكتفاء" هدف المحتوى المحلّي عند 70٪
برنامج توطين الصناعات لدى أرامكو يحقّق هدف 70٪ — الذي كان موضوعاً لعام 2030. الإعلان عن هدف جديد 75٪.
البطالة بين السعوديين تصل إلى 7.2٪ — تحقيق هدف 2030
انخفاضاً من 12.3٪ في 2017 — يُتجاوَز هدف رؤية 2030 الأصلي للبطالة قبل ستّ سنوات من الجدول. يُحدَّد هدف جديد عند 5٪.
مشاركة المرأة السعوديّة في القوى العاملة تصل إلى 36.3٪
تضاعف أكثر من مرّتين من 17.4٪ في 2017 — أكبر تحوّل من نوعه في أيّ اقتصاد ضمن مجموعة العشرين هذا العقد. اقتراباً من الهدف المعدَّل 40٪ لعام 2030.
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Labor Market Statistics Q4 2025
GASTAT (via SPA)معدّل البطالة بين السعوديين
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Arab Newsمعدّل البطالة بين السعوديين
Unemployment rate among Saudis drops to 7.2% in 4Q 2025
Saudi Gazetteمعدّل البطالة بين السعوديين
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Saudi Arabia expands Saudization to 69 administrative roles
Arab NewsSaudi careers in 269 professions
Saudization (Nitaqat) 2026 Update: Sector Quotas and Compliance
Middle East BriefingSaudi careers in 269 professions
Citizen Account Program
Ministry of Human Resources & Social DevelopmentDirect cash support to 10 million Saudis
Citizen Account Program Allocates SAR 3.1 Billion for January 2025 Support
EntrepreneurshipKSADirect cash support to 10 million Saudis
Citizen Account enforces financial capacity criteria
ArgaamDirect cash support to 10 million Saudis
Citizen's Account
SaudipediaDirect cash support to 10 million Saudis
Aramco achieves 70% local content target through flagship iktva program
Aramco70% of Aramco's supply chain — Made in Saudi
Aramco achieves 70% local content target through iktva program
Arab News70% of Aramco's supply chain — Made in Saudi
Aramco's iktva hits 70% localisation milestone, sets 75% target by 2030
Oil & Gas Middle East70% of Aramco's supply chain — Made in Saudi
Labor Market Statistics Q1 2025
GASTAT (via SPA)Saudi women added to the formal workforce