Eastern Province Region
The workforce by activity, consumer spending, property indicators and inflation in Eastern Province Region.
Workers by activity · Q1 2026
| Activity | Workers | of the region's workers | of this activity's workers nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 940,870 | 38.2% | 27.6% |
| Manufacturing | 322,102 | 13.1% | 21.5% |
| Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles | 261,863 | 10.6% | 14.4% |
| Administrative and support service activities | 248,749 | 10.1% | 16.4% |
| Transportation and storage | 133,310 | 5.4% | 15.9% |
| Mining and quarrying | 133,069 | 5.4% | 64.8% |
| Accommodation and food service activities | 117,651 | 4.8% | 16.4% |
| Human health and social work activities | 74,193 | 3.0% | 15.2% |
| Professional, scientific and technical activities | 43,463 | 1.8% | 14.7% |
| Other service activities | 38,127 | 1.5% | 12.5% |
| Education | 31,853 | 1.3% | 9.9% |
| Public administration and defence | 28,924 | 1.2% | 9.5% |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 18,417 | 0.7% | 7.4% |
| Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation | 18,008 | 0.7% | 18.9% |
| Financial and insurance activities | 10,754 | 0.4% | 9.9% |
| Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply | 9,761 | 0.4% | 22.1% |
| Information and communication | 9,597 | 0.4% | 5.3% |
| Real estate activities | 7,889 | 0.3% | 10.1% |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation | 5,569 | 0.2% | 11.4% |
Workers registered with social insurance and the civil service.Read more
The last column is the region's share of everyone working in that activity nationally. Register-based employment follows the enterprise's registered head office, which concentrates the workforce in head-office regions such as Riyadh. Source: GASTAT, workers by administrative region and economic activity ↗.
Card spending in Dammam
Point-of-sale sales by month; May 2025 is the last month published at this level of detail. Source: Saudi Central Bank, point-of-sale transactions by city ↗.
Property price index
2023 prices = 100 points, and each point of difference is 1%, so a reading of 95.7 means property in the region is about 4.3% below 2023 prices.Read more
A quarterly index covering residential, commercial and agricultural property. The base year is a reference point the authority picks and resets every few years; it does not mean that year's prices were a benchmark. Source: GASTAT, real estate price index ↗.
Consumer price inflation, year on year
Source: GASTAT, inflation by region ↗.
Tourist accommodation occupancy rate
| Type | Dec 2024 | the same month in 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Hotels | 56% | 52% |
| Apartments and other | 58% | 52% |
Occupancy at tourist accommodation: units occupied against the capacity available. Source: Ministry of Tourism, occupancy rate ↗.
New commercial registrations by sole traders
New commercial registrations by sole traders issued in the region during the year.Read more
In 2022, the last year the source published, 38,424 were issued. Source: Saudi Central Bank, new commercial registrations ↗.
Bank branches operating in the region: 350 at the end of Q2 2026. Source: Saudi Central Bank, bank branches ↗.
Cities in the region
Every city has its own page: enterprises by activity, property transactions and prices by district.