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

Education Status   Saudis     Non-Saudis     Total  
  Males Females Total Males Females Total Males Females Total
Illiterate 169 0 169 0 0 0 169 0 169
Read and Write 2,122 697 2,819 518 0 518 2,640 697 3,337
Primary 14,713 3,698 18,411 423 0 423 15,136 3,698 18,834
Intermediate 27,533 7,091 34,624 1,921 0 1,921 29,454 7,091 36,545
Secondary or Equivalent 145,339 74,260 219,599 5,112 1,920 7,032 150,451 76,180 226,631
Diploma 40,119 19,555 59,674 915 1,187 2,102 41,034 20,742 61,776
Bachelor Degree 34,256 256,668 290,924 3,296 7,645 10,941 37,552 264,313 301,865
Master Degree 1,174 1,650 2,824 0 30 30 1,174 1,680 2,854
Doctorate  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

 

Classification used for education statuses is ISCED.

 

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.