In 2023, the youth unemployment rate in Saudi Arabia decreased by 0.4 percentage points (-2.5 percent) since 2022. Therefore, 2023 marks the lowest youth unemployment rate during the observed period. The youth unemployment rate refers to the share of the workforce aged 15 to 24 that is currently not working but is actively searching for work. It does not include the economically inactive population, such as the long-term unemployed or full-time students.
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Share of unemployed youth in Saudi Arabia from 2010 to 2023
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World Bank. (May 30, 2024). Share of unemployed youth in Saudi Arabia from 2010 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/688659/saudi-arabia-share-of-unemployed-youth/
World Bank. "Share of unemployed youth in Saudi Arabia from 2010 to 2023." Chart. May 30, 2024. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/688659/saudi-arabia-share-of-unemployed-youth/
World Bank. (2024). Share of unemployed youth in Saudi Arabia from 2010 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/688659/saudi-arabia-share-of-unemployed-youth/
World Bank. "Share of Unemployed Youth in Saudi Arabia from 2010 to 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 May 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/688659/saudi-arabia-share-of-unemployed-youth/
World Bank, Share of unemployed youth in Saudi Arabia from 2010 to 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/688659/saudi-arabia-share-of-unemployed-youth/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Share of unemployed youth in Saudi Arabia from 2010 to 2023 [Graph], World Bank, May 30, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/688659/saudi-arabia-share-of-unemployed-youth/