Saudi Arabia’s total number of employees in the private sector reached 10.8 million in November, up 0.93 percent from the previous month, according to newly released figures reported by Arab News.
Of those, 2.3 million were Saudi nationals, and 8.5 million were residents of the Kingdom, the Saudi National Labor Observatory report revealed.
Analysis of the Saudi nationals in the private sector shows that 41% percent were females. In contrast, of the 8.5 million non-Saudi workers, just 3.86 percent were females.
“In November alone, the net growth in jobs for Saudi nationals stood at 13,084, indicating a steady increase in employment within the private sector. Additionally, 41,028 Saudi citizens joined the private sector for the first time in November,” the report said.
