MUSCAT: There are about 50,000 job seekers in Oman by the end of December 2021, the country’s Minister of Labour has informed.

Talking at the “Youth Dialogue” show in Oman TV, His Excellency Professor Mahad Bin Said Bin Ali Baawain said 40,000 Omanis were employed in both public and private sector in 2021.

“In 2020, the number of job seekers reached 65,000 but by the end of the academic year, about 30-35,000 got graduated which raised the number to 90,000 job seekers. However, this number does not include job seekers who did not update their data regularly and those number is estimated to be between 10-20,000 Omanis,” the Minister explained.

“By end of 2021, we could employ 40,000 Omanis, bringing the total number of job seekers within the range of 50,000 by December 2021,” he noted.

According to the Minister, apart from the 40,000 first-time employees, 28,000 Omanis moved from one job to another. “We are working round the clock to ensure they (job seekers) get the right placement,” Baawain added.