40%
Private-sector jobs target for Omanis
The national ambition is clear even if the public progress tracking still needs work.
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Program file
Tashgheel
Tashgheel is the employment conversion program. It sits at the point where training, employer demand, and national hiring either finally line up or fail to.
56.6% -> 83%
Skilled labour share path
The current private-sector skills mix is still well below the 2040 target.
2.2%
Labour productivity growth in 2024
A useful sign that the quality of work can improve along with the quantity.
Target frame
What Oman is trying to do
- Raise the employability of Omanis in growth sectors and reduce the mismatch between training output and firm demand.
- Increase private-sector hiring and retention of Omanis on a quality basis rather than quota optics alone.
- Improve skills depth and productivity so firms can absorb local labour without losing competitiveness.
Current read
Where execution stands now
- The labour reform stack is fuller than before: the new Labour Law, national platforms, and a named employment program all point to more serious state attention.
- The hard part is still conversion into durable private-sector careers in sectors that matter to Vision 2040, especially outside the easiest hiring pockets.
- Oman’s current data shows improvement, but it still lacks the relentless cadence of labour-market reporting that would let the public see exactly where the bottlenecks remain.
Regional lens
How the UAE and Saudi files compare
UAE comparison
- The UAE employment strategy is tightly linked to national participation in future-facing sectors, with the workforce target of 610,000 emphasizing scale and sector quality together.
- That makes the regional reference less about employment alone and more about where citizens are employed.
Saudi comparison
- Saudi has moved faster on labour instrumentation, reporting unemployment, training, and TVET indicators with more regularity through its capability-development and annual-reporting stack.
- Oman’s edge can come from smaller-system coordination if it sharpens the employer-demand side of the equation.
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