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LABOUR FORCE SURVEY Q2 2017

TAKAMOL ADVISORY UNITOCTOBER 2017

Evaluation of Survey

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LABOUR FORCESURVEY Q2 2017Evaluation of Survey

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Source: GASTAT, 2017, Takamol Advisory Unit Team Analysis

National Unemployment Rate

National Qualified Youth Unemployment

National Female Unemployment

New Jobs Secured by Expats

- Saudi unemployment levels increased by 0.1% from 12.7% in Q1 to 12.8% in Q2 despite total employed Saudis increasing by 13,504- Saudi students leave high school at 17 years old measuring unemployment from 15 years old means figures may appear slightly higher since 15 year olds are still studying.

- 50.3% of Saudis holding a bachelors degree are unemployed 4% up from Q1- Total Saudi jobseekers rose by 18.6% between Q1 and Q2

- 80% of all Saudi Jobseekers are female. - Over 60% of all Saudi Jobseekers are females aged between 20-34- 1,022,663 females were employed as of Q2, an increase of 5,583 on Q1 figure.

- Non-Saudi employment levels have decreased by just under 1%. Between Q1 and Q2- The total number of Non-Saudis employed in the private sector decreased by 110,400 since Q1

EVALUATION OF SURVEY The increase in the national unemployment by 0.1% between Q1 and Q2 of 2017 continues to be directly impacted by a number of specific factors including Youth Unemployment, Graduate unemployment, Female unemployment and the rate of expat employment within the Kingdom.

Labor force survey of Q2 (2017) shows a 0.1% increase of total Saudi unemployment. The highest number of unemployed persons are in the age group of 20-29 with 490,408 unemployed – 66.6% of total Saudi unemployment.

Source: Analysis of GASTAT, Q2 LFS, 2017,

Labor Force Survey

High National Unemployment Rate

Saudi Unemployment (20-24 age group)

Saudi Unemployment (25-29 age group)

283,368No. of unemployed Saudis between 25-29 years old.

38.4%% of unemployed Saudis aged 25-29 in Q2, 2017

207,040No. of unemployed Saudis between 20-24 years old.

28.1%% of unemployed Saudis age 20-24 years old in Q2, 2017

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Unemployment Rate Amongst Saudi Females

Total Unemployment

Rate

Unemployment Rate Amongst Saudi Males

7.4%

12.8%

33.1%

3,053,449No. of Employed Saudis.


Regional unemployment:Highest unemployment rates dominate Northern parts of Saudi Arabia with noticeable increases of unemployment are Al Jouf, Madinah, Qassim, Northern Border and Riyadh while decreases in the rate of unemployment can be seen in Al Baha, Hail and the Eastern Province as shown below.

Female trends:Overall female unemployment increased by 0.1% since Q1 while female employment increased at 0.54% with over 5,500 more females employed. Female unemployment rates in the Northern region and in Jazan are almost double that of Riyadh. It is important to note that the number of unemployed females with Bachelor degrees increased by 4% since last quarter.


+4.2%

+3.2%

+1.2%

+1.2%

+1%

Al Jouf Qassim North Border Riyadh Madinah

Percentage Increase of Unemployment Q1-Q2

-4.2% -3.9%

-1.6%

Al Baha Hail Eastern Province

Percentage Decrease of Unemployment Q1-Q2

Q1 Q2

Regional unemployment Female trends

Najran 10.2%

Hail 12.9%

Qassim 15.8%

Riyadh 12.8%

Aljouf 26.8%

Almadinah 22.2%

Albahhah 12.8%

Eastern Province 12.9%

Northern Region 26.8%

Jazzan 18.2%

Assir 8.1%

Makkah 11.2%

Tabuk16.1%

Unemployment Rate by Region in KSA

Unemployed Jobseekers

Saudi Female Unemployment Q1-Q2, 2017

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Female Male

Saudi Females in the Northern regions and South border represent the highest female unemployment compared to main cities in the Kingdom.

Unemployed Saudi Female Bachelor holders

North Border Al Jouf

Madinah

Riyadh

Jazan

298,187No. of unemployed females with Bachelor degrees.

40%% of unemployed Saudi females with Bachelor degrees.Increase of almost 4% since Q1

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57.6%

43.7%

28.5%

51.6%

42.9%

Source: Analysis of GASTAT, Q2 LFS, 2017, Source: Analysis of GASTAT, Q2 LFS, 2017,

The highest number of unemployment falls in the 25-29 age group. Unemployed persons between the age of 25-29 make up 38.5% of the total unemployment. Between Q1-Q2 female unemployment in this age group increased by almost 4%

The total number of Saudis employed in the private sector increased by 6.4% while the public sector only grew by only 0.1%. Female employment in the private sector grew almost 1% from last quarter, however the number of females in the private sector is still considerably less than the number of males.

Percentage distribution of Unemployed persons by duration of job searching

Unemployment Employment

Q1 Q2

Saudis Unemployed (25-29)

Female Male

Less males unemployed.

More females unemployed.

Unemployed job search for 4-6 months.

unemployed job search for 10-12 months.

unemployed job search for more than 18 months.

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Female

Male

Total

Duration of job search (months)

Private Sector Public Sector

Females/ Males Employed Private vs. Public Sector Q2

Female Male

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% Increase of Saudis in the Private Sector

4.0 14.4 24.4 7.7 3.7 28.217.6

5.8 20.2 22.1 10.1 3.9 16.221.7

4.8 17.0 23.3 8.8 3.8 22.819.4

Saudis Employed in the Private/Public Sectors

1,817,965No. of Saudis in the private sector - increased 6.4% since Q1

1,180,548No. of Saudis in the public sectorIncreased 0.1% since Q1

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23%19%23%3.85%2.27%

Females from Q1

Males from Q1

+0.5%+0.9%

Bachelor Degree Holders Unemployment Rate

Females Males

9.8%40.2%

4%

50%Saudi unemployed bachelor holders.

Increase from Q1

The private sector saw a 110,400 decrease of Non-Saudis, with the majority of the reduction coming from construction and trade and a considerable number in the financial/insurance and manufacturing sectors. The number of Saudis employed within the private sector increased by almost 12,000. Below are the three sectors that saw the highest shifts


Non-Saudi Labor

Construction

No. of Non-Saudis per sector Q1-Q2

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Trade


Q1 Q2

Financial/Insurance


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Construction

No. of Saudis per sector Q1-Q2

Q1 Q2

Trade


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Financial/Insurance


Q1 Q2

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+66.212

-4.2%

-18.831

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The private sector saw a 110,400 decrease of Non-Saudis”

The number of Saudis employed within the private sector increased by almost 12,000”

Non-Saudi Labor Force

7

2%Decrease from Q1

161,453Total number of expacts decreased.

213,560Females decreased.

52,107Males increased.

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