Unemployment rate israel

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
People looking for work as unemployment rises
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

In total, 7936 people registered for unemployment since the war began, of whom 55% are women, Employment Service revealed on Sunday. Of this group, 54% are mothers of underage children.

|ByTOBIAS HOLCMAN
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Unemployment in Israel dips to new low

The latest low figures also stem from many Israelis still performing army reserve duty and who are not available for civilian employment.

|ByIDAN ERETZ/GLOBES/TNS
QR code signs leading to a candidate's resume were posted up and down Tel Aviv's Rothschild Boulevard.

Israeli immigrant uses QR code to help with job hunt

What lengths would you go to in order to find your next perfect role? For one immigrant to Israel, the limit does not exist.

|ByJOANIE MARGULIES

Despite declining income inequality, Israeli productivity lags behind

Between 2012 and 2017, the net income of households in lowest and middle quintiles increased at an average annual rate of 4%, compared to 2.6% among highest-quintile households.

DECEMBER 30, 2019ByEYTAN HALON
Employees of Partner, an Israeli communication firm, work at their desks at Partner's headquaters in Rosh Ha'ayin near Tel Aviv, Israel June 21, 2016.

Unemployment rate rose to 4.2% in July

This is the first time since November 2017 that the rate increased.

AUGUST 26, 2018ByYVETTE J. DEANE
Azrieli Center

Need a scapegoat? Just blame ‘the UN’

There is no “UN” campaign against Israel. It’s a campaign of member states.

JUNE 11, 2017BySHAI FRANKLIN
The United Nations GA filled with Israeli flags during anti-BDS summit

Unemployment drops to 5.3% a historic low (sort of)

Current rate less than half of what it was 10 years ago.

MARCH 26, 2015ByNIV ELIS
Shekel money bills