Understanding Saudi Private Sector Employment And Unemployment

Farah Hani and Michael Lopesciolo
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Farah Hani: Center for International Development at Harvard University
Michael Lopesciolo: Center for International Development at Harvard University

No 131a, CID Working Papers from Center for International Development at Harvard University

Abstract: This paper analyzes the changes in Saudi employment and unemployment between 2009 and 2018 and argues that a supply-demand skill mismatch exacerbated by insufficient job creation, and prevalent Saudi preferences and beliefs about employment underpin the high unemployment problem that coexists with low Saudi employment in the private sector in the country.

Keywords: Saudi Arabia; Employment; Unemployment; Occupations; Jobs (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J21 J23 J24 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021-03
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