Real GASTAT data. Real worker survey responses. AI-grounded recommendations for the sectors that need them most.
Despite Vision 2030's workforce nationalization goals, many sectors remain heavily dependent on non-Saudi workers. Construction, hospitality, retail, and manufacturing all show Saudization rates well below the 65% reference threshold.
The issue goes beyond the numbers. The reasons why Saudi workers avoid certain sectors are not well understood at the policy level. Broad interventions tend to fall short because they miss the specific barriers that keep workers away.
Sources: GASTAT 2022 – 2025 labor data and Saudify primary survey results.
Most available tools only show what the Saudization rate is. Saudify adds another layer: it shows why it is low, and what steps are most likely to improve it based on real worker responses.
A sector where workers stay away because of long hours needs a different response than one where the issue is salary or career growth.
Sector Analysis: Type any sector name or job title. Saudify maps it to official GASTAT labor market classifications and returns the Saudization rate, workforce breakdown, and a status check against the 65% reference benchmark.
Worker Sentiment: Powered by a primary survey of over 300 Saudi workers, Saudify surfaces real attitudes and barriers within each sector, covering satisfaction, working hours, training access, and promotion opportunities.
Policy Recommendations: For sectors below target, Saudify produces recommendations tied directly to the survey findings. For sectors doing well, it explains what is working so others can learn from it.
Built on official GASTAT Labor Market Statistics 2022 to 2025 and a primary survey conducted for this research: one of the few tools that brings together national statistics with ground-level worker data.
The research started with a straightforward question: why do Saudi workers avoid certain sectors, and what would change their minds? To find out, we designed a survey covering job satisfaction, working conditions, career development, views on industrial work, and attitudes toward Saudization.
Responses came from Saudi workers and job seekers across different sectors. The data was cleaned, analyzed, and used to find patterns within and across sectors. These findings form the human side of Saudify, the numbers behind the numbers.
The labor market data is drawn from the General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT), specifically the percentage distribution of employed persons by nationality, sex, and main economic activity for the period 2022 to 2025.
