Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. XLVIII

No 19

9-May-2005

Saudi Arabia

Skills Of Young Saudi Jobseekers Do Not Match Private Sector Demands, Says Zamil

The majority of young Saudis applying for jobs in the private sector lack the skills required to be employed there, according to Deputy Labor Minister Ahmad al-Zamil. Speaking in an interview with the Saudi Gazette published on 3 May, Mr Zamil said that the government on 1 March launched a job-placement scheme for the 155,759 applicants who had...