The Saudi Arabian Labor Force: A Comprehensive Statistical Portrait

This article provides a framework from which to explore the Saudi labor force, drawing from the national labor market model designed by the US Department of Labor in the 1940s and applied to the Saudi workforce using data from the Saudi Arabian Central Department of Statistics and Information. The findings provide the first comprehensive statistical portrait of the Saudi labor force and a baseline from which to systematically track expected increases in labor force participation, especially among Saudi women and youth, in the decades to come.