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Labor market in the Gulf Cooperation Council

Statistics report about the labor market in the Gulf Cooperation Council

This report presents facts and figures about the labor market in the Gulf Cooperation Council. It includes figures about the employment and unemployment rates, youth employment, and gender distribution of the workforce in four GCC countries: Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Kuwait.

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Overview

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  • Premium Statistic Number of employees worldwide 1991-2026
  • Premium Statistic Number of employees worldwide 1991-2023, by gender
  • Premium Statistic Global employment by region and sector 2025
  • Premium Statistic Number of employees worldwide by broad sector 1991-2025
  • Premium Statistic Employment-to-population ratio worldwide 2026, by region
  • Premium Statistic Number of working hours lost worldwide from Q1 2020 to Q2 2022

Employment

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  • Premium Statistic Employment growth MENA 2020, by country
  • Premium Statistic Distribution of employees MENA 2020, by sector
  • Premium Statistic Workforce numbers UAE 2020, by age group
  • Premium Statistic Workforce numbers UAE 2020, by skill
  • Basic Statistic Employment by economic sector in Qatar 2023
  • Basic Statistic Employment by economic sector in Kuwait 2023

Gender distribution of workforce

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  • Basic Statistic The global gender gap index 2025
  • Premium Statistic Gender distribution of workers GCC Q3 2022, by country
  • Premium Statistic Gender distribution of national workers GCC Q2 2020, by country

Unemployment

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  • Basic Statistic Unemployment rate in Saudi Arabia 1991-2025
  • Basic Statistic Unemployment rate in the UAE 1991-2025
  • Basic Statistic Unemployment rate in Qatar 1991-2025
  • Basic Statistic Unemployment rate in Kuwait 1991-2025

Youth unemployment

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  • Basic Statistic Youth unemployment rate in Saudi Arabia 1991-2025
  • Basic Statistic Youth unemployment rate in the United Arab Emirates 1991-2025
  • Basic Statistic Youth unemployment rate in Qatar 1991-2025
  • Basic Statistic Youth unemployment rate in Kuwait 1991-2025
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