Saudi Arabia
6.5% (Q2 2026)
General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT)·Q2 2026·source dated 30 Sep 2026·updated 2 Nov 2026
- Q1 2026: 6.4%
- Q4 2025: 7.2%
Indicators
Unemployment rate (nationals)
% · quarterly
Share of the national (citizen) labour force that is unemployed, per the national statistics office.
Methodology: National labour force surveys only; not comparable across countries. Saudi Arabia: GASTAT quarterly Labour Market Statistics.
Qatar
0.5% (Q1 2024)
National Planning Council — Qatar·Q1 2024·read on 25 Oct 2026·updated 27 Oct 2026
Bahrain
5.6% (end-2025)
Ministry of Finance and National Economy — Bahrain·end-2025·source dated 22 Sep 2026·updated 4 Oct 2026
Iraq
16% (2021)
Commission of Statistics and GIS, Iraq (formerly COSIT)·2021·source dated 5 Jul 2022·updated 4 Oct 2026
Sources
- General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT) · stats.gov.sa
- Saudi Press Agency · spa.gov.sa
- National Planning Council — Qatar · npc.qa
- Ministry of Finance and National Economy — Bahrain · mofne.gov.bh
- Commission of Statistics and GIS, Iraq (formerly COSIT) · ilo.org