Central Bureau of Statistics

Eilat booms, Jerusalem lags: Here is how hotel occupancy looked in Israel

Despite the overall decline, Eilat led hotel occupancy at 88% in July. Tel Aviv saw 51%, Haifa 44%, and Jerusalem 34%. How has 2026 looked so far?

|ByMOSHE COHEN
The Herbert Hotel in Eilat.
Cafe Chico in Sderot, July 20, 2026

Population booming three years after Oct. 7, Sderot looks to show visitors city's resiliency

The residents of Sderot spoke to the Post ahead of an August 11 event that is part of an initiative to bring more visitors to the city this summer.

|BySAM HALPERN
Airport staff walks through the empty arrivals hall at Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv on June 13, 2025, after Israel closed its air space to takeoff and landing.PremiumPremium

A land with no tourists: Israel's summer season on ice again as tourism struggles to recover

Israel’s tourism sector is in tatters, but officials are hopeful it will rebound when fighting stops and airlines return

|ByRUTH MARKS EGLASH
People looking for work as unemployment rises

Israeli employment rates dropped in May, Central Bureau of Statistics labor force survey reveals

According to the CBS Labor Force Survey Data for May 2026, a total of 4,469,000 Israelis were considered in the workforce (61.6%), of whom 126,500 (2.8%) were unemployed.

|ByTZVI JASPER

West Bank settlement construction drops 32% in 2019

The low numbers continue a trend, in which cumulative settler starts down by over 20% during the three years since US President Donald Trump took office.

MARCH 18, 2020ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
A view of the Israeli settlement of Ma'ale Adumim February 25, 2020.

Are Jerusalemites happier?

Only 58% of Jerusalem residents are satisfied with their economic situation, which is below the national level (62%) and the corresponding level in Tel Aviv (64%).

FEBRUARY 27, 2020BySHIRA NACHMANI
A marcher dressed as Superman performs opposite the Great Synagogue in the annual Jerusalem parade during the festival of Sukkot

How many Israelis are eligible to vote in the upcoming election?

Since the last elections held in September, the number of eligible voters aged 18 and up has risen by 62,000 or 1.1%

FEBRUARY 26, 2020ByCELIA JEAN
‘ISRAEL’S INABILITY to form a government, after two consecutive elections, appears to be related to this paradigmatic shift in politics.’