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23 verified facts tracked for this market — each with its source, reporting period and evidence tier. Tier 1 = primary institutions (central banks, statistical offices); tier 2 = disclosed industry panels.

MetricValueGeoPeriodTierSource
Employed Saudi females rate, 5-year change to Q3 202529.7percentSaudi Arabia2025-Q3T1stats.gov.sa
Saudi Arabia employment-to-working-age population ratio64.6percentSA2025-Q3T1stats.gov.sa
Saudi female unemployment rate12.1percentSA2025-Q3T1stats.gov.sa
Saudi females labour force participation rate36.3percentSA2025-Q1T1stats.gov.sa
Saudi nationals unemployment rate7.2percentSA2025-Q4T1stats.gov.sa
Total unemployment rate, Saudis and non-Saudis (Q4 2025)3.5percentSaudi Arabia2025-Q4T1stats.gov.sa
Female labor force participation rate (% of female population ages 15+, modeled ILO)18.5percentEgypt2024T1data.worldbank.org
GDP per capita (current US$)34536current USDSA2025T1data.worldbank.org
GDP per person employed (constant 2021 PPP $)130783constant 2021 PPP USDSA2025T1data.worldbank.org
Gross domestic R&D expenditure as share of GDP (national innovation investment intensity)0.495percent of GDPSA2023T1data.worldbank.org
Individuals using the Internet (% of population)100percentSA2024T1data.worldbank.org
Labor force participation rate, total (ages 15+), modeled ILO estimate78.484percentAE2024T1data.worldbank.org
Labor force, total36106369personsEG2025T1data.worldbank.org
Labor-force participation of the advanced-educated population, UAE77.89percentAE2023T1data.worldbank.org
Total unemployment rate, modeled ILO estimate6.817percentEG2024T1data.worldbank.org
Unemployment with advanced education, Egypt13.24percent of labor force with advanced eduEG2024T1data.worldbank.org
Unemployment, youth total (% of labor force ages 15-24)18.29percentEG2025T1data.worldbank.org
Unemployment, youth total (% of labor force ages 15-24), modeled ILO estimate10.01percentSA2025T1data.worldbank.org
Vulnerable employment, Egypt24.07percent of total employmentEG2024T1data.worldbank.org
Youth (ages 15-24) unemployment rate, modeled ILO estimate17.29percentEgypt2024T1data.worldbank.org

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