Saudi Arabia has seen a year-on-year decline in the unemployment rate, which reached 7.5% among Saudis in the third quarter of 2025, down 0.3 percentage points compared with the same period in 2024, said a General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT) report.
The Construction Cost Index in Saudi Arabia rose 1% in November 2025 compared with the same month last year, driven by a 1% increase in both residential and non-residential construction costs, according to data released by the General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT).
