Saudi Gazette report

RIYADH — The Saudi Human Resources Development Fund (Hadaf) has deposited more than SR379 million ($100 million) in the bank accounts of beneficiaries for May.

The beneficiaries number over 253,000 and are registered with the Hafiz unemployment scheme, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) said citing a report from Hadaf.

The number of people registered with the Hafiz unemployment program had reached 139,980, while the figure for the difficulty finding employment scheme stood at 113,821.

The Kingdom wants to reduce national unemployment figures and find suitable and productive jobs for Saudi nationals.