11.2 Million Saudis Join Private Employment Market

According to the Labor Observatory statistics, the total number of workers in the private sector reached about 10.9 million. (SPA)
According to the Labor Observatory statistics, the total number of workers in the private sector reached about 10.9 million. (SPA)
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11.2 Million Saudis Join Private Employment Market

According to the Labor Observatory statistics, the total number of workers in the private sector reached about 10.9 million. (SPA)
According to the Labor Observatory statistics, the total number of workers in the private sector reached about 10.9 million. (SPA)

A new report has shown that the Saudi private sector employment market has for the first time incorporated over 11.2 million employees, 8.8 of whom are expatriates and 2.3 million are Saudi nationals.
The increase in the number of Saudis in the employment market comes at a time when the unemployment rate among Saudis recorded the lowest level at 7.7 percent during the last quarter of 2023.
This is very close to the Vision 2030 unemployment target of 7 percent, thanks to the increase in the number of female workers and the government’s efforts to create more job opportunities for Saudis.
In its statistical figures, the National Labor Observatory said on Wednesday that over 28.1 thousand citizens joined, for the first time, the private sector’s labor force last March.
According to the Observatory, 9.9 million employees in the private sector are males, while the number of females touched 1.3 million.



Saudi Arabia Inks Mining Agreements with Several Govts at Fourth Future Minerals Forum

The Saudi Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources signed a series of MoUs and cooperation agreements with six countries during the fourth Ministerial Roundtable, the flagship opening meeting of the Future Minerals Forum. (SPA)
The Saudi Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources signed a series of MoUs and cooperation agreements with six countries during the fourth Ministerial Roundtable, the flagship opening meeting of the Future Minerals Forum. (SPA)
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Saudi Arabia Inks Mining Agreements with Several Govts at Fourth Future Minerals Forum

The Saudi Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources signed a series of MoUs and cooperation agreements with six countries during the fourth Ministerial Roundtable, the flagship opening meeting of the Future Minerals Forum. (SPA)
The Saudi Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources signed a series of MoUs and cooperation agreements with six countries during the fourth Ministerial Roundtable, the flagship opening meeting of the Future Minerals Forum. (SPA)

The Saudi Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources signed on Tuesday a series of memoranda of understanding (MoUs) and cooperation agreements with six countries during the fourth Ministerial Roundtable, the flagship opening meeting of the Future Minerals Forum.

The meeting marked a significant step in advancing international partnerships and fostering the development of the Kingdom's mining and minerals sector.

The agreements were signed by Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources Bandar Alkhorayef, and Vice Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources for Mining Affairs Eng. Khalid Al-Mudaifer.

The counterpart signatories included the minister of energy and natural resources from Djibouti, the minister of energy and mineral resources from Jordan, the secretary of state for business and trade from the United Kingdom, and the minister of mines and mineral development from Zambia.

Additional agreements were signed with the Ministry of Finance of Austria and the Ministry of the Economy, Finance and Industrial and Digital Sovereignty of France.