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From international legislative commitments to NGOs dedicated to women’s welfare, Saudi Arabia’s policies and programs are promising steps on the road to women’s full participation in its labor market. However, women still make up less than 15 percent of the national...Read More

According to the latest estimate by the Central Department for Statistics and Information (CDSI), overall unemployment stood at 10.5% in 2009 and more than 28.5% amongst females. Unemployment was also accompanied by low levels of participation among Saudi’s in the...Read More

This is part of the country policy brief series prepared by the ILO and OECD for the G20 labor and employment ministers. Each brief provides an overview of one or more selected employment, social protection and labor market policies. Read More

This study investigates the relationship between labor demand and economic growth in Saudi Arabia for the period 1990-2008 by using fully modified ordinary least squares (FMOLS) approach. The study analyzes also the unemployment rate and its development in the economy...Read More

This paper on Saudi Arabia was prepared by a staff team of the International Monetary Fund as background documentation for the periodic consultation with the member country. It is based on the information available at the time it was completed on June 24, 2013. Read More

Saudi Arabia is facing a growing unemployment necessitating some radical rethinking of its current ‘localisation’ policies, and has introduced the Nitaqat or quota system which classifies local companies in different colour code zones according to the percentage...Read More

The historical socio-economic and political conditions of Saudi Arabia are an essential aspect of understanding a woman’s position in Saudi society. The persistence of women’s exclusion from public life in contemporary Saudi Arabia is one of the most heated debates not...Read More

Background paper prepared for the Education for All Global Monitoring Report 2008 Read More

This study examines the impact of socioeconomic status and school resource indicators on 8th grade math and science achievement in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The analyses reported here show that the Kingdom’s national averages in most of these areas in 2003 fell...Read More

The analysis identifies the major achievements made by the Saudi government in the field of public education for girls. It also probes the issues which are hampering the development of girls’ education and women’s active involvement in the labor market. Finally, it...Read More