58000 وظيفة جديدة للسعوديين.. قفزة في التمكين و34% حضور للمهندسين السعوديين في 2024

The Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs and Housing has contributed in 2024 to achieving a qualitative leap in developing human capabilities and localization in the economic activities and professions overseen by the ministry, with notable achievements in empowering women and enhancing effective partnerships, alongside significant growth in the engineering sector. These achievements are part of the ministry's efforts to establish the presence of Saudis in the municipal and housing sector and to strengthen an economy based on national competencies.

58,000 new jobs.. 12% growth of Saudis in the municipal and housing sector

The efforts of the Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs and Housing in 2024 resulted in a net growth of over 58,000 Saudi employees, representing an increase of about 12% compared to the previous year, in the fields overseen by the ministry.

Increase in the percentage of women's empowerment in high-skill jobs to 18.6%

Saudi women continued to establish their presence in the municipal and housing sector in 2024, with the number of working Saudi women exceeding 422,000 in private sector establishments in the sectors overseen by the Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs and Housing.

In high-skill professions, women's share reached 18.6%, with about 16.5% of them holding leadership positions as managers. This reflects a tangible progress in empowering women.

15,000 training opportunities.. Strategic partnerships to enhance the qualification of national competencies

The Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs and Housing has strengthened its cooperation with the private sector by launching more than 15,000 training opportunities to qualify Saudi cadres in various fields.

These initiatives focused on developing practical skills and building a cooperation mechanism for knowledge transfer, alongside adopting innovative solutions that contribute to improving service quality and achieving higher performance efficiency.

These efforts represent a qualitative step towards supporting a more diverse and sustainable economy and enhancing the competitiveness of national cadres in line with the requirements of the upcoming phase.

In 2024.. Saudi engineers made up 34% of the total workforce in targeted establishments in localization decisions, along with significant growth in women's participation

The engineering sector in the Kingdom witnessed a growing presence of national competencies in 2024, with the number of Saudi engineers reaching 57,494 in the targeted establishments in localization decisions. The number of Saudi engineers increased by 12% compared to 2023.

The engineering sector also saw an increase in the participation of Saudi women in engineering professions, with the number of female engineers growing by 11% compared to 2023.

The ministry contributed by launching a number of policies and initiatives in the engineering sector, leading to accelerated progress towards empowering national competencies and enhancing their presence in high-skill professions.

These achievements confirm that the Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs and Housing is committed to investing in national competencies, empowering women, and enhancing partnerships through strategic steps that outline a national economy capable of keeping pace with changes and based on national competencies, in line with the targets of Saudi Vision 2030 and future aspirations.