Employment in Kuwait's Private Sector Drops by 1,475 in 2024
The latest data from the Public Authority for Civil Information (PACI) shows a decrease in the number of Kuwaiti citizens working in the private sector from 72,231 at the end of December 2023 to 70,756 by December 2024. This represents a decline of 1,475 employees.
As of the end of December 2024, the number of Kuwaiti men employed in the private sector stood at 39,418, while Kuwaiti women in the sector totaled 31,338.
In contrast to the private sector, the government sector saw an increase in national employment. By the end of December 2024, the total number of Kuwaiti employees in the government sector reached 400,815, up by 3,125 employees from the 397,690 reported at the end of 2023.
The government's workforce consists of 207,011 women and 193,804 men as of December 2024.
The statistics also revealed that the total number of unemployed Kuwaiti citizens stood at approximately 33,307 by the end of December 2024.