BREAKING NEWS

Israeli unemployment rate climbs to 22.7%

A total of 5,373 new applicants registered for unemployment benefits on Sunday night, the Israeli Employment Service said, bringing the total of claimants to almost 945,000 or 22.7% of the workforce.
Since the start of March, 786,991 new applicants have requested support from the Employment Service - 90% of whom are employees placed on unpaid leave.