Dammam: More than 5.8 million Saudi women and 2.5 million Saudi males, aged 15 and older, are outside the workforce, according to information from the General Authority of Statistics for the second half of 2015.
The number of Saudi women in the labor force reached 1.2 million, while Saudi males reached 4.4 million. Saudi nationals account for 21.1 million people out of the total population of 31.5 million in the Kingdom.
The General Authority for Statistics said it aims to measure economic participation rates, economic dependency, employment and unemployment, as well as provide data about training programs for job seekers. Such surveys are performed twice a year, but are planned to be implemented every three months on a quarterly basis. 
The Ministry of Labor and Social Development’s initiative under Vision 2030 is to establish policies and directives to target, organize and develop the Saudi labor market so as to create new job opportunities for citizens.
The initiative also looks at providing incentives to private sector companies in order to boost nationalization in strategic industries and companies, and enhance training and development of national cadres.