Unemployment israel

Lost decade: Haredi men's employment stagnates

The employment rate for Haredi men stands at 53% – a figure that represents a decade-long halt and sparks pessimism regarding the achievement of government targets.

Haredim working in high-tech
A man writing a code on his conputer

Severe report: Historical peak in the number of unemployed tech workers

People looking for work as unemployment rises

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

Tech layoffs are the key to change in education in Israel

The historic opportunity hidden within the tech layoff wave


Histadrut head calls to extend unemployment benefits eligibility

The eligibility period for thousands of young workers is currently scheduled to expire at the end of June.

Histadrut labor federation chairman Arnon Bar-David

69% of unemployed Israelis remain out of work

A total of 1.06 million applications for unemployment assistance from the National Insurance Institute were submitted immediately prior to and during the coronavirus outbreak

Allies of the Machane Yehuda market stand empty due to coronavirus

Coronavirus unemployment crisis deepening for Arab-Israelis

Data published by the Employment Service also showed that young Arab men were most affected by dramatic changes in the workforce.

A pupil is pictured at Desert Stars School near the Bedouin city of Rahat in Israel's southern Negev Desert September 12, 2017. Picture taken September 12, 2017.

Marketplace: How we can save lives and jobs

While saving lives, we also have to find creative ways to save jobs. And at the same time begin to prepare for the dawn, when we emerge from our homes and revive the economy.

Jerusalem's Mahane Yehuda market is shuttered due to the coronavirus outbreak

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'

A man wearing a mask walks inside a shopping centre after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government announced that malls, hotels, restaurants and theaters will shut down from Sunday, in an escalation of precautionary measures against coronavirus, in Tel Aviv, Israel March 15, 2020

Study: Under two-thirds of furloughed staff confident of returning to work

Some 77% of unionized workers expressed their confidence that they would return to work in May, including 40% who were very confident.

A man walks past sculptures in the high-tech business area of Tel Aviv

COVID-19 grants for people ages 67+, Zoom precautions, tax treaty rules

Laid off employees ages 67 and above and company owners are not entitled to unemployment pay under the coronavirus emergency regulations. But they may perhaps qualify for an “adaptation grant”

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How can Israel flatten its unemployment curve?

Employees at dozens of branches of the Israeli Employment Service have churned their way through over 900,000 new applications since the start of March, as the unemployment rate has exceeded 25%

POLICEMEN WALK past shuttered stalls at the Carmel market in Tel Aviv last week.

Employment Service: Unemployment rate reaches 25% of workforce

The southern port city of Eilat is the hardest hit city nationwide, with the unemployment rate soaring from 3.3% at the end of February to 69.3% on Sunday.

The empty roads of Tel Aviv  on March 27, 2020. The daily Israeli life has largely shut down with more cases of people being infected by the Coronavirus.

Useless homes

Instead of building new useless homes, the members of the pending coalition from Likud and Blue and White should be thinking about what they can personally do to serve as role models for the public.

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