1、1A Decade of Progress:Inside Saudi Arabias Labor Market TransformationA Decade of Progress Nayib RiveraCarole ChartouniEkaterina PankratovaJohannes KoettlTjaa BartoljMiha DominkoSimon BiloAhmed AlzahraniAhmed HumediINSIDE SAUDI ARABIASLABOR MARKETTRANSFORMATIONPublic Disclosure AuthorizedPublic Disc
2、losure AuthorizedPublic Disclosure AuthorizedPublic Disclosure Authorized2A Decade of Progress:Inside Saudi Arabias Labor Market Transformation3A Decade of Progress:Inside Saudi Arabias Labor Market TransformationThis report offers fresh insights into Saudi Arabias labor market transfor-mation over
3、the past decade,highlighting some of the accomplishments in reshaping employment outcomes achieved after implementation of Vision 2030 and the National Labor Market Strategy.Leveraging a rich dataset comparing 2025 with a 2015 preVision 2030 baseline,it offers details about some of the main policy r
4、eforms that the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development has led and how these reforms have helped modernize labor market institutions and policies,enhance inclusion,and enable the private sector to become the emerging force driving new job creation.The analysis documents the significant o
5、bservable shifts toward greater inclu-sion;private sector employment in micro,small,and medium-sized firms;and general workforce upskilling and distills lessons for inclusive growth and economic diversification that offer practical guidance for policy makers in the region and beyond.Abstract|Nayib R
6、ivera|Carole Chartouni|Ekaterina Pankratova|Johannes Koettl|Tjaa Bartolj|Miha Dominko|Simon Bilo|Ahmed Alzahrani|Ahmed Humedi|A Decade of ProgressINSIDE SAUDI ARABIAS LABOR MARKET TRANSFORMATION4A Decade of Progress:Inside Saudi Arabias Labor Market Transformation 2026 The World Bank1818 H Street NW