Israel unemployment

Israel's youth labor force participation rate declines as gender gap narrows

Report reveals declining labor force participation among young Israelis (20-29), especially men and those in the Arab sector. Low unemployment is deceptive, hiding a sharp rise in discouragement.

Einbal Mashash, CEO of the Employment Service
 Worker installing scaffolding on building.

War results in 50% business decline for Israel's self-employed, survey finds

The Lauder Center for the Promotion of Employment in the Negev and the Galilee’s fifth annual employers’ conference.

‘Israel must wake up; development of Negev is real future of Israel’

 Is AI putting your job at risk?

Unemployment in Israel dips to new low


New head for equal employment commission

Adv. Mariam Kabaha previously served as the regional commissioner for equal employment opportunities in Haifa and the North.

JOURNALISTS AT work at their desks.

Doing a good job getting people good jobs

ITWorks founder and CEO Ifat Baron of Netanya on her mission to find employment success for marginalized communities.

ItWorks

Strike averted: Deal expected on long-term care

A joint press conference with Histadrut Chairman Avi Nissenkorn and Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon has been called for 13:00 on Wednesday.

Kulanu leader Moshe Kahlon

Survey finds nearly 40% of people with disabilities are unemployed

According to the findings, 14% of this population group has a severe disability, about 40% of whom are older than 65. Of the disabled, 10% have difficulty walking or climbing stairs.

JAY RUDERMAN (Ruderman Foundation)

Gagner sur tous les plans

Gros plan sur l’intégration de travailleurs handicapés au sein de la Knesset. Un exemple à suivre pour les autres instances gouvernementales

Employés handicapés de la Knesset

Ivory Coast to learn from Israel how to combat terrorism

The president of The Ivory Coast's National Assembly attributes the surge in terrorism to world wide unemployment.

President Reuven Rivlin meets with the president of The Ivory Coast's National Assembly

In shift, JDC turns to private sector to tackle labor challenges

Israel regularly vied for the lowest spot in the OECD's poverty rankings. Between 1997 and 2013, the percentage of working poor has steadily risen.

The Bank of Israel building in Jerusalem

Homeless in the Holy City

Those who have fallen through the cracks in Jerusalem are finding a helping hand at the municipality’s emergency services center.

Beggar in Jerusalem

Feeding the poor

“If we can help...then we help in any way we can.”

Beggar in Jerusalem

‘Women in the workplace are treated like walking uteri’

MK Aliza Lavie (Yesh Atid) told the committee that her daughter, a medical resident, was required to sign a statement that she will not get pregnant for a year.

Pregnant woman  (illustrative)