Jobs in israel

Competition for every job is rising: Is it harder to find work in Israel?

The October Jobnet and Civi AI index points to a recovery in recruitment activity after the holidays, but also to a growing gap between the volume of CVs sent and the number of open positions.

Job seekers in Israel.
Employees in an office

More employees were hired, but competition is only growing: How the job market looked in July

Evening view of the Tel Aviv skyline. October 26, 2025.

Amid shekel-dollar crisis: Hi-tech sector gains strength as Israel's main export with 58% in 2025

Jerusalem's Mahane Yehuda market bustles as the war in Iran rages, March 5, 2026

Israel registered 37% less unpaid leave applications than in previous Iran war, report reveals


Number of Israeli job seekers fell in January 2026 amid tight labor market

Overall, Israel’s labor market has remained tight over the past year, with the ratio of vacancies-to-job-seekers around one-to-one.

Job seeking Israeli numbers drop in January, 2026.

Israel job vacancies hit highest rate since December of 2022, CBS says

The total number of job vacancies in Israel rose to 152,134 in December, compared with 150,953 in November

People looking for work as unemployment rises

MentOlim networking event revolutionizes job hunting for new olim

The gathering marked the first anniversary of MentOlim, an initiative that has quickly become a lifeline for olim navigating Israel’s competitive hi-tech market.

Olim job seekers have one-to-one meetings with mentors and recruiters.

Israeli hi-tech shifts to employer market as perks fade, hiring tightens - analysis

A viral job-seeker post captured the mood: “I’m willing to work 13 hours a day in the office, just let me find an employer.”

Workers from the high-tech sector protest, in Tel Aviv, on January 31, 2023 (illustration).

Freelancers in Israel experience 100% freedom but have 0% financial security - opinion

Israel's labor market is in the process of reshaping itself, with more Israelis losing out on social benefits and job security in pursuit of freedom in the growing "flexible economy."

Illustrative image of an fired employee leaving the office.

HP Israel to lay off up to 90 employees as part of global cost-cutting plan

The reorganization plan at HP was first presented in November 2022, at the height of the crisis in the global tech industry due to rising interest rates.

HP Indigo building, Ness Ziona, Israel.

10% of Israeli tech vacancies found to be 'ghost jobs'

"A ghost job is a familiar phenomenon," explained Ethosia CEO Eyal Solomon. "It is expressed when a company posted a job on LinkedIn and froze it, but did not remove it."

 LinkedIn app on smartphone screen.

Wages in Arab sector increase, but so do pay gaps, says new study

The study “shows the enormous challenges that the Arab sector still faces in the labor market,” Alfanar CEO Hussam Abu Baker said.

 A man works in his office (illustrative)

Juniors struggling to find tech jobs in Israel

Junior tech job crisis deepens in Israel amid industry transformation.

 Big tech (illustrative).

Record numbers of reservists and fewer new jobs: Israel's labor market at war

"The decline in employment among Arabs and haredim is concerning given the well-known challenges these populations face in the labor market," according to a report by the Taub Center.

 A man works in his office (illustrative)