Employed population (aged 15 and above) by nationality (Saudi/ non-Saudi), sex and sector of economic activity (2013)
| Saudis | Non-Saudis | TOTAL | |||||||
| males | females | total | males | females | total | males | females | total | |
| Agriculture, hunting, forestry and fishing | 234.428 | 1.975 | 236.403 | 335.152 | 864 | 336.016 | 569.580 | 2.839 | 572.419 |
| Mining and quarrying | 87.280 | 731 | 88.011 | 26.254 | 362 | 26.616 | 113.534 | 1.093 | 114.627 |
| Manufacturing | 145.329 | 7.090 | 152.419 | 481.700 | 2.816 | 484.516 | 627.029 | 9.906 | 636.935 |
| Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply | 56.925 | 106 | 57.031 | 20.503 | 0 | 20.503 | 77.428 | 106 | 77.534 |
| Water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation act. | 21.448 | 386 | 21.834 | 32.857 | 369 | 33.226 | 54.305 | 755 | 55.060 |
| Construction | 138.765 | 1.420 | 140.185 | 1.583.963 | 7.560 | 1.591.523 | 1.722.728 | 8.980 | 1.731.708 |
| Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles…..goods | 234.525 | 11.985 | 246.510 | 1.333.182 | 8.573 | 1.341.755 | 1.567.707 | 20.558 | 1.588.265 |
| Transport and storage | 166.572 | 822 | 167.394 | 149.166 | 1.664 | 150.830 | 315.738 | 2.486 | 318.224 |
| Accommodation and food services activities | 21.622 | 3.678 | 25.300 | 227.236 | 323 | 227.559 | 248.858 | 4.001 | 252.859 |
| Information and communication | 53.108 | 1.253 | 54.361 | 52.201 | 203 | 52.404 | 105.309 | 1.456 | 106.765 |
| Financial and insurance activities | 78.185 | 7.198 | 85.383 | 30.499 | 0 | 30.499 | 108.684 | 7.198 | 115.882 |
| Real estate activities | 54.626 | 266 | 54.892 | 34.707 | 0 | 34.707 | 89.333 | 266 | 89.599 |
| Professional, scientific and technical activities | 16.003 | 2.363 | 18.366 | 80.769 | 460 | 81.229 | 96.772 | 2.823 | 99.595 |
| Administrative and support services activities | 71.295 | 5.708 | 77.003 | 135.756 | 102 | 135.858 | 207.051 | 5.810 | 212.861 |
| Public adm. and defense, compulsory social security | 1.717.132 | 47.725 | 1.764.857 | 30.313 | 1.144 | 31.457 | 1.747.445 | 48.869 | 1.796.314 |
| Education | 584.939 | 505.024 | 1.089.963 | 124.683 | 29.273 | 153.956 | 709.622 | 534.297 | 1.243.919 |
| Human health and social work activities | 217.266 | 75.099 | 292.365 | 145.737 | 68.707 | 214.444 | 363.003 | 143.806 | 506.809 |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation | 3.482 | 301 | 3.783 | 4.670 | 495 | 5.165 | 8.152 | 796 | 8.948 |
| Other service activities | 45.406 | 6.111 | 51.517 | 132.092 | 8.557 | 140.649 | 177.498 | 14.668 | 192.166 |
| Activities of private households as employers and undifferentiated … | 1.170 | 621 | 1.791 | 392.778 | 510.017 | 902.795 | 393.948 | 510.638 | 904.586 |
| Extraterritorial organizations and bodies | 1.749 | 0 | 1.749 | 7.909 | 0 | 7.909 | 9.658 | 0 | 9.658 |
| 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: Manpower 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.
Classification used for economic activity is ISIC Rev. 4
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.
https://www.stats.gov.sa/en/814https://www.stats.gov.sa/ar/814
The technical notes and tables of contents are in Arabic and the tables are in both languages.
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.