• Labor force rose to 1.545 million economically active people. • 24% of the unemployed searched for a job for a period of more than 12 months.    The Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics released the Labor Force Sample Survey of the fourth quarter 2013 which aims to provide data on the characteristics of the labor force, the unemployed, and non-economically active population (out of the labor market), in addition to the labor market indexes highlighted in the economic participation and unemployment rate.  The survey also provides data that serve the Special Data Dissemination Standard (SDDS), launched by the IMF, to underline the data transparency aiming to help follow up the financial and economic conditions of the countries participating in this initiative (SDDS). The economic dependency amounted to 32% in the fourth quarter of 2013, with a slight decrease vis-à-vis the third quarter of the same year which recorded 34%. The working- age-population (15 years and above) amounted to 1.8 million people; 1.4 of them are males. The number of Qatari working-age-population (15 years and above) attained 181 thousand individuals at a rate of 10% of total working age population.   The labor force in Qatar increased, in the fourth quarter 2013, to a million and 545 thousand economically active population (87% them are males), after it was 1.482 million in the third quarter of the same year. The Qatari labor force attained 96 thousand economically active population, of whom 67 % are males.    The labor force total economic participation accounted for 88%, (96% for males and 54% for females).   The age group (25-34) registered the highest participation rate (93%), whereas the youth (15-24) participation reached 73%. The total economic participation of the Qatari labor force came to 53%. The Qatari males and females economic participation reached 71% and 35% respectively.    The monthly average salary for the total working male population rose to QR10 000, whereas QR 8000 for females. The gender equality index recorded 0.9.    Unemployment among individuals participating in the labor force attained 0.2%, but among the Qatari nationals, it amounted to 1.5%. Unemployment among the youth (15-24) accounted for 0.5% in the fourth quarter of 2013.  The job seekers for more than 12 months reached 24% of the total unemployed, which is an increased percentage compared to the second (16%) and third (23%) quarter.    The economically inactive population rate constituted 12% of the total working-age-population; it amounted to 216 thousand people. The males and females represented respectively 24% and 76% of the total economically inactive population.    Survey results show that the majority of females are housewives at a rate of 65% of the total economically inactive females, whereas 75% of males are full-time students of the total economically inactive males.  For more details about Q4 (October -December) 2013 Report: click here For more details