The Labor Market in Qatar: Qataris, Non-Qataris, and Youth in the Workforce

Abstract

The current study aimed to analyze the labor market developments in Qatar that the population of the State of Qatar at the end of 2020 was 2.684 million, according to the Planning and Statistics Authority, distributed to 1.936 million males and 748.115 thousand females. According to the results of the official population census. The rate of participation in the labor force, males (% of the male population over the age of 15 years) is 96%, while the rate of participation in the labor force, females (% of the female population aged 15 years and over) is 58% for the year 2019. In contrast, it is recorded. The ratio of females to males in participation in the labor force (%) is 60% in 2019. The unemployment rate increased from 0.3% in 2008 to 3.5% in 2020. The Qatari labor market suffers from two main factors, namely the issue of migrant workers and the issue of productive or decent work. The first is foreigners who make up the majority of the workforce in Qatar, an issue that constantly worries Qatari officials. And the second and its challenges are summarized in rebalancing the structure of the labor market and increasing the efficiency of work in different sectors, developing the capabilities of Qataris, especially Qataris with high educational levels, attracting and maintaining highly skilled workers, developing labor legislation, improving the labor market information system.