Unemployed population (aged 15 and above) by nationality (Saudi/ non-Saudi), sex and age

Age	Saudis			Non-Saudis			Total
group	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female	Total
19-15	16,305	7,301	23,606	1,247	58	1,305	17,552	7,359	24,911
24-20	123,626	104,591	228,217	2,378	5,634	8,012	126,004	110,225	236,229
29-25	80,552	147,562	228,114	2,904	1,512	4,416	83,456	149,074	232,530
34-30	28,763	73,238	102,001	2,577	1,096	3,673	31,340	74,334	105,674
39-35	10,466	24,697	35,163	945	1,326	2,271	11,411	26,023	37,434
44-40	3,485	5,048	8,533	1,279	1,126	2,405	4,764	6,174	10,938
49-45	824	822	1,646	470	30	500	1,294	852	2,146
54-50	983	0	983	385	0	385	1,368	0	1,368
59-55	421	360	781	0	0	0	421	360	781
64-60	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
65+	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	265,425	363,619	629,044	12,185	10,782	22,967	277,610	374,401	652,011

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) Unemployed person: A person aged 15 years and over who did not work during the reference week, was able and ready to work and had been actively looking for work during the last four weeks, but did not find any.

Unemployment refers to people who during the reference period: Are without work, available to work and actively seeking work

Reference period for seeking work: The latest full calendar month preceding the period of data collection

Reference period for availability for work: The seven days preceding the period of data collection

 

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/814 (website English version) or https://www.stats.gov.sa/ar/814 (website Arabic version). 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.