Employed population (aged 15 and above) by nationality (Saudi/ non-Saudi), sex and marital status (2013)

		Saudis			Non-Saudis			Total
	males	females	total	males	females	total	males	females	total
Never married	796,696	143,058	939,754	680,199	112,293	792,492	1,476,895	255,351	1,732,246
Married	3,108,204	497,379	3,605,583	4,656,105	512,840	5,168,945	7,764,309	1,010,219	8,774,528
Divorced	35,648	25,628	61,276	14,906	10,725	25,631	50,554	36,353	86,907
Widower	10,707	13,797	24,504	10,917	5,631	16,548	21,624	19,428	41,052
Total	3,951,255	679,862	4,631,117	5,362,127	641,489	6,003,616	9,313,382	1,321,351	10,634,733

Source: Labour Force Survey 2013 (Round 1)

 

ANNEXED NOTE

 

1. Technical Notes and Definitions

 

Sampling frame of LFS 2013 Round 1: Population Census 2010.

Sample size: 33500 households

Reference period: January 13th-February 5th, 2013

Population of reference: all individuals (nationals and non-nationals) residing in the Kingdom during the period of reference.

The ultimate sampling unit is the household.

 

(a) Household and household members: A person or group of persons, related or not related, who share housing and food.

Servants, drivers and similar categories are considered to be part of the household if they live in the same housing unit.

 

(b) Employed person: A person aged 15 years and above who worked during the reference week for at least one hour for pay or profit, or who had a job but were temporarily absent from work.

Employment refers to people who during the reference period:

– worked for one hour or more for wage or salary, in cash or in kind

– worked for one hour or more for profit or family gain, in cash or in kind

– worked for at least 15 hours without pay on a family business or farm

– did volunteer work

Reference period for employment: The seven days preceding the interview date.

 

 

2. Institution which provides data

 

Central Department of Statistics and Information (CDSI), Ministry and Economy and Planning

 

3. Data availability

 

Surveys conducted since 1999 are available on the website of the CDSI (http://www.cdsi.gov.sa/), in published form in PDF format. A selection of tables is also available in PDF or Excel format.

The technical notes and tables of contents are in Arabic and the tables are in both languages.

https://www.stats.gov.sa/en/814

https://www.stats.gov.sa/ar/814

Date of access: September 2013.

Since 2007, Statistical Yearbooks have introduced a section on “Labour Statistics”, which presents a selection of tables from Manpower Surveys.

https://www.stats.gov.sa/en/46

Date of access: May 2013.