GASTAT: Saudi Population’s Unemployment Rate Decreases to 4.9% in Q2 2023

GASTAT: Saudi Population’s Unemployment Rate Decreases to 4.9% in Q2 2023
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GASTAT: Saudi Population’s Unemployment Rate Decreases to 4.9% in Q2 2023

GASTAT: Saudi Population’s Unemployment Rate Decreases to 4.9% in Q2 2023

Estimates of the Labor Force Survey issued in the Labor Market Statistics report by the General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT) showed a 4.9% decrease in the overall unemployment rate in Saudi Arabia (for Saudis and non-Saudis) in Q2/2023 over Q1/2023, SPA reported.
The report showed an 8.3% decrease in the unemployment rate for Saudis in Q2/2023 compared to 8.5% in Q1/2023; unemployment rate among Saudi women decreased to 15.7% compared to 16.1% in Q1/2023, while it remains unchanged at 4.6% among Saudi men.
According to the report, the overall labor force participation rate in Saudi Arabia (for Saudis and non-Saudis) decreased to 60.8% in Q2/2023 over Q1/2023.
The report showed a 51.7% decrease in the Saudi labor force participation rate in Q2/2023 over Q1/2023; participation rate among Saudi women decreased to 35.3% compared to last quarter, and participation rate among Saudi men decreased to 67.5% compared to 68.3% in Q1/2023.



Saudi Arabia, Palestine Agree to Establish Business Council 

Chairman of the Federation of Saudi Chambers Hassan Moejeb Alhwaizy and Palestinian Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Mazen Mohammed Rateb Ghanem meet in Riyadh on Tuesday. (SPA)
Chairman of the Federation of Saudi Chambers Hassan Moejeb Alhwaizy and Palestinian Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Mazen Mohammed Rateb Ghanem meet in Riyadh on Tuesday. (SPA)
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Saudi Arabia, Palestine Agree to Establish Business Council 

Chairman of the Federation of Saudi Chambers Hassan Moejeb Alhwaizy and Palestinian Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Mazen Mohammed Rateb Ghanem meet in Riyadh on Tuesday. (SPA)
Chairman of the Federation of Saudi Chambers Hassan Moejeb Alhwaizy and Palestinian Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Mazen Mohammed Rateb Ghanem meet in Riyadh on Tuesday. (SPA)

Chairman of the Federation of Saudi Chambers Hassan Moejeb Alhwaizy and Palestinian Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Mazen Mohammed Rateb Ghanem agreed in Riyadh on Tuesday to the establishment of the first Saudi-Palestinian Business Council.

The initiative aims to increase trade and investment between the two countries.

The private sector in the Kingdom aligns with the directives of the wise leadership in supporting the Palestinian people, remarked Alhwaizy.

He emphasized the importance of empowering Palestinian business owners to invest in the Kingdom and promote Palestinian products and industries in Saudi markets.

He underscored the Federation's support for organizing exhibitions and conferences to promote Palestinian products with the participation of the Saudi Chambers of Commerce.