Unemployment and Economic Growth in Saudi Arabia 2000-2015

Meteb, Alotaibi Mohamed

doi:10.5539/ijef.v9n9p83

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“…In terms of the unemployment rate, the Saudis are twice as affected as the non-Saudis (Madhi & Barrientos, 2003). During the period from 2000 to 2015, the unemployment of Saudis has increased by 3.35%, which is contrary to the decrease of unemployment by .12% among the non-Saudis (Meteb, 2017). Ba Ishen (2002) explains why private companies are reluctant to hire Saudi nationals.…”

Section: The Role Of Efl Learning In Fulfill Vision 2030mentioning

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EFL Learning and Vision 2030 in Saudi Arabia: A Critical Perspective

Al-Mwzaiji¹,

Muhammad²

2023

WJEL

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Vision 2030 is a key economic transformation plan for Saudi Arabia conceived in 2016. It envisions the shift from oil to a knowledge-based global economy. Along with this historical event, Saudi Arabia undergoes another historic transformation, i.e., the strategic growth of EFL learning in the domain of education in the second decade of the twenty-first century. Since economy and education go hand in hand, scholars wonder whether EFL learning induces Saudi Vision 2030 or vice versa. The relation between them is causal by nature, but the order of effect is inexplicit. If Saudi Vision 2030 motivates EFL learning, then its present situation is inadequate for the fulfillment of the Vision. If not, then how the inadequate EFL competency of Saudi student can contributes to the visionary transformation of Saudi Arabia. Hence, the problem is an essential concern in academic understanding since its resolution redefines both EFL learning and Vision 2030 of Saudi Arabia. The study uses qualitative research on the existing scholarly books and articles on EFL learning and Saudi Vision 2030 to understand the causal order of these phenomena, to illustrate the present condition and explain interrelation of EFL Learning and Vision 2030 of Saudi Arabia.

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Section: The Role Of Efl Learning In Fulfill Vision 2030mentioning

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EFL Learning and Vision 2030 in Saudi Arabia: A Critical Perspective

Al-Mwzaiji¹,

Muhammad²

2023

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“…Implications from the growth of unemployment rate in KSA are that there are more stringent requirements and competition for jobs that are currently available in the country, given the fact that the labour market comprises of unskilled as well as skilled employable labour which is inclusive of business graduates as well (Mohamed Meteb, 2017). The growing rate of unemployment in KSA is indicative of the fact that business graduates are required to have skills that are necessary for employability as needed by employers within the labour market in KSA (Velciu, 2017).…”

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Employability skills of business graduates in Saudi Arabia: Do academia and employers speak the same language?

Bindawas

2024

JMBE

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Graduate education plays a role in improving the scope for employability of graduates. It empowers them with specialized skills, advanced knowledge, and critical thinking, which increases the scope for their employability. However, in the case of Saudi Arabia, it has been reported that there is widespread unemployment in the country. Though the Saudi Arabian government has initiated measures to nurture development in education through their ‘Saudi Vision 2030’ program, a gap exists. There are strong indictors which point at a mismatch of knowledge and skills possessed by graduates in Saudi, and the requirements of the labour market. Therefore, this paper examines the apparent gap between academia and employers in terms of employability, while focusing on whether graduate students have the same set of skills that employers require. Using a review method, information was derived from secondary sources, mainly from papers having examined the same topic previously. From the findings, academia believed that the educational system needed an overhaul and economic diversification, with the creation of new employment opportunities. Though employers believed that Saudi graduates lacked soft skills impacting their employability. It was concluded that a collaboration between students and employers was required, where employers could offer inputs supporting graduate employability.

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“…For a long time, international organizations have consistently been handling the issue of disparity between sexual orientations in Saudi Arabia, imagining that Islam is answerable for making that status. Notwithstanding, the issues of women in Saudi Arabia is more convoluted than that (Alotaibi, 2017;Alsaleh, 2014). Truth be told, Saudi women have their parts inside and outside their family units.…”

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National Policies for Women Empowerment: The Impact of Policy on Women Unemployment Rate in Saudi Arabia 2010-2019

Alotaibi¹

2021

IBR

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This paper aims to explore the impact of national policies that are directed toward women empowerment in Saudi Arabia. The study focuses primarily on the impact that these policies had on women unemployment rate from the period of 2010 to 2019. During this period, the Saudi government issued multiple laws and policies to ensure a positive impact on women participation in labor market. This study assesses the short-term impact of each policy to understand the effect of policy on women’s participation in labor force. The results of this study show that there was a slight increase in women’s participation in labor market. However, we recommend that further studies should be conducted to study the long-term impact on women’s unemployment rate.

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Unemployment and Economic Growth in Saudi Arabia 2000-2015

Cited by 6 publications

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EFL Learning and Vision 2030 in Saudi Arabia: A Critical Perspective

EFL Learning and Vision 2030 in Saudi Arabia: A Critical Perspective

Employability skills of business graduates in Saudi Arabia: Do academia and employers speak the same language?

National Policies for Women Empowerment: The Impact of Policy on Women Unemployment Rate in Saudi Arabia 2010-2019

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