Israel unemployment
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.
Israel's youth labor force participation rate declines as gender gap narrows
War results in 50% business decline for Israel's self-employed, survey finds
‘Israel must wake up; development of Negev is real future of Israel’
Fox found on second floor window of national insurance offices
"He probably came to fill out unemployment forms and didn't want to stand in line."
Unemployment response 'greatly harming' business recovery
'If some businesses could renew operations now, they cannot do so fully because Israel was in a rush to send all the workers on unpaid leave'
Israeli unemployment exceeds one million: 24.4% of workforce
"Unfortunately, our forecasts materialized - we reached one million jobseekers in March alone."
New unemployment benefit claimants continue to soar
After the Employment Service website crashed due to the high level of traffic, the government body said it had expanded its server capacity to handle increased demand.
Olim struggle to find work as immigrant employment fair kicks off
Over 1,000 olim attended an employment fair organized by the Immigration and Absorption Ministry.
Ultra-Orthodox moving to periphery, presaging increased societal tension
Regev noted that the faster a haredi community moves in to a city, the greater potential for societal tensions, because the original, non-haredi population has less time to adjust to the new reality.
Diversity in the workplace
Geographical distance, low representation in higher education and gaps in formal education – can all be advantages when given an equal opportunity.
Employment integration...
... and the Jerusalem intifada.
Employment population ratios
Windows, not walls
Bringing haredim into the hi-tech workforce may save the country’s economy.