MUSCAT: Oman recorded 53,525 job placements and employment-linked training opportunities in the first nine months of 2026, reaching 89% of its full-year target of 60,000, Ministry of Labour figures showed.

Hiring and replacement appointments accounted for 41,024 placements, or 95% of the annual target of 43,000. Government appointments reached 14,235, surpassing the target of 10,000, while the private sector recorded 26,789 first-time hires against a target of 33,000.

Employment-linked training accounted for another 12,501 opportunities, or 74% of the annual target of 17,000. The government sector recorded 2,370 training placements against a target of 2,000, while the private sector recorded 10,131 against a target of 15,000.

The figures left Oman 6,475 placements short of its overall target at the end of September.

The ministry separately recorded 41,789 placements for people who had previously held jobs.