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Middle East markets

Saudi Arabia job market

Official market size and labour demand, compared with the active job listings JobLake currently observes across employers, agencies and portals.

JobLake coverage

2,231

deduplicated active jobs

Updated Aug 2026

Population

36,973,555

Period ending Dec 2025

Labour force

18,383,677

Period ending Dec 2025

Unemployed

558,496

Period ending Dec 2025

Calculated from sources

Unemployment rate

3%

Period ending Dec 2025

Vacancy rate

n/a

Not available

Available jobs

n/a

Not available

Coverage snapshot

What JobLake sees now

Listings are deduplicated across sources. The observed-listing ratio compares today's JobLake catalog with the latest published available-jobs measure; it is directional because one available job can produce multiple advertisements, and some are never advertised online.

2,231

Active jobs

12

Added in 24h

772

Added in 7 days

244

Companies

17

Agencies

16

Job portals

0

Duplicates collapsed

n/a

Listings / available jobs

17

With known salary

Jobs by industry

Where hiring is concentrated

Hospitality & tourism786 · 35.2%
Construction247 · 11.1%
Software & IT174 · 7.8%
Energy & utilities154 · 6.9%
Manufacturing120 · 5.4%
Aerospace & defense92 · 4.1%
Transport & logistics92 · 4.1%
Consulting87 · 3.9%
Retail & e-commerce68 · 3%
Healthcare49 · 2.2%

Main job posters

Companies

  1. 01Marriott International372
  2. 02Alfanar109
  3. 03WSP93
  4. 04Radisson Hotel Group88
  5. 05Hilton80
  6. 06WS Atkins & Partners Overseas Engineering Consultants60
  7. 07SOFITEL59
  8. 08RAFFLES52
  9. 09FAENA41
  10. 10BAE Systems39

Recruitment market

Agencies

  1. 01Whitehall Resources8
  2. 02Exiga Solutions6
  3. 03Dautom5
  4. 04Halian5
  5. 05Huxley5
  6. 06Tiger Recruitment5
  7. 07Involved Solutions3
  8. 08Kintec3
  9. 09Next Ventures3
  10. 10Hays2

Distribution

Job portals

  1. 01GulfTalent9
  2. 02Jobleads9
  3. 03Naukrigulf6
  4. 04Bayt.com5
  5. 05Foundit4
  6. 06Jobs In Saudi Arabia - Jooble3
  7. 07LinkedIn3
  8. 08Zero Tax Jobs3
  9. 09beBee2
  10. 10إنديد2

Sources and methodology

Trace every headline number

Population

World Bank World Development Indicators / UN

Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 · Direct observation

Labour force

World Bank World Development Indicators / ILO

Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 · Direct observation

Unemployed

JobLake derivation from World Bank/ILO indicators

Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 · Derived from official data

Unemployment rate

World Bank World Development Indicators / ILO

Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 · Direct observation

Labour-market indicators update on their source's release schedule. JobLake catalog data refreshes hourly, and historical snapshots are retained so coverage can be measured over time.