A recent survey conducted by the information center of GCC states has revealed that Saudis hold 70 percent of the jobs in the private sector of the Gulf states.

Saudi Arabia ranked second in the list for recruiting citizens of GCC states, where 1,867 employees work in the private sector of Saudi Arabia, a growth of 162 percent in 2012 compared to 2002.

Kuwait ranked first in the list of recruiting citizens of the five Gulf states in 2012 with a growth percentage of 75.3 percent. The number of GCC citizens working in Kuwait amounted to 15,343 employees.

The survey found a steady increase in the number of GCC citizens working in the private sector, where the number of employees doubled from 12,000 people in 2002 to 20,000 employees in 2012, with a growth percentage of 67 percent.

In the third rank after Saudi Arabia came the United Arab Emirates, where the number of GCC citizens working in the country’s private sector reached 1,584 employees, a growth of 7.8 percent.

Qatar ranked fourth with 3.7 percent, which translated to 751 employees working in the country’s private sector, a growth of 155 percent in 20012 against 2002.

Bahrain and Oman ranked fifth and sixth, with 716 and 133 employees working in each one of the country’s private sector respectively.

With 14,327 Saudi employees working in the private sector of the other GCC countries, the Kingdom ranked first in terms of the number of its nationals, while Omanis came second with 2,387 employees, then Bahrainis with 11 percent of the total, followed by Kuwaitis, UAE and Qatar citizens.