Sunset in Haql, Tabuk. Unemployment among all residents in Saudi Arabia fell to 5.5% in the third quarter, compared to 5.6% in the second quarter, official data shows. Reem Mohammed/The National. 
Sunset in Haql, Tabuk. Unemployment among all residents in Saudi Arabia fell to 5.5% in the third quarter, compared to 5.6% in the second quarter, official data shows. Reem Mohammed/The National. 

Economy

Saudi Arabia's jobless rate dips to three-year low

Unemployment among Saudi citizens drops to 12% in the third quarter from 12.3% in the previous three months, official data shows

Deena Kamel
Deena Kamel

December 16, 2019