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Al-Jazeera – Economics:
The General Organization of Statistics published the labor market bulletin for the first quarter of 2018, according to estimates from the Labor Force Survey conducted by the Commission on a quarterly basis, Social Development, Ministry of Public Service, General Organization of Social Insurance, Human Resources Development Fund and National Information Center).
The results of the bulletin for the first quarter of 2018 indicated that the total number of employees of the Kingdom's administrative records for the first quarter of 2018 amounted to (13,333,513) individuals compared to (13,581 .141) individuals in the fourth quarter of 2017 and the first quarter of 2018 The decrease in the number of non-Saudi employees in the administrative records of the Kingdom of 234,191 compared to the fourth quarter of 2017 reached 10,183,104 against 10,417,295 in the quarter previous, the total number of Saudi employees having reached (3,150,409).
The economic participation rate of the total population (15 years and over) was estimated by the force survey for the first quarter of 2018 (55.5%) compared to (55.6%) for the fourth quarter 2017. (41.86%) against 41.86% in the previous quarter The economic participation rate of Saudi men (aged 15 and over) increased by 63.5% compared with 63.4% in the previous quarter. At 19.5% against 19.4% for the previous quarter. The unemployment rate for the total population (15 years and over) was 6.1% in the first quarter of 2018 compared to 6.0% in the fourth quarter of 2017. The unemployment rate for the total number of Saudis (15, Ages 9 and up), according to the Labor Force Survey for the first quarter of 2018 (12.9%) This quarter saw a drop in the unemployment rate of Saudi women reaching 30.9% compared to 31, 0% in the fourth quarter of 2017. The unemployment rate of Saudi men reached 7.6% against 7.5% in the previous quarter. The total number of Saudi jobseekers in the first quarter of 2018 was 1,072,162, compared with 1,086,561 in the first quarter of 2018, down from 14,399 compared to the previous quarter. (16.1%) and the percentage of Saudi women looking for a job (83.9%).
The bulletin contained a large number of detailed data on workers according to the rules and regulations to which they are subject, nationality, sex, age, administrative area, level of education, data for job seekers , average monthly salary, hours worked and domestic work.
In contrast, the official spokesman of the State Statistical Authority explained that there is a difference between job seekers and the unemployed: the unemployed according to the l. labor force survey are individuals (15 years and over) Without work during the week preceding the family visit and looking for a serious job during the four weeks preceding the family visit (at least one job search approach) including those who have not looked for work during the four weeks leading up to the family visit work of their own during the coming period, h W They already have the job search period before the start. attribution, and at the same time they are able to work and are willing to join him if she is available during the previous week to visit her family. The definition of jobseekers is as follows: Saudis (men and women) enrolled in the job search programs of the Ministry of Public Service (Jidah and Helf) and the Human Resources Development Fund (Hafiz) record their personal data, qualifications, practical experience and resume. Submission
Although job seekers in administrative files are not subject to the internationally recognized standards and conditions of employment adopted by the International Labor Organization, they are therefore not all unemployed, so not all job seekers are unemployed, other job seekers, such as job seekers in government agencies, are self-employed and are not registered as employees in government registers (public service, social security, business registers and municipal licenses) such as the self-employed.
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