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.

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

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

The Employment Service links the historic unemployment surge to AI, but experts blame downsizings on high interest rates, a weak dollar, and past over-hiring by companies.

|ByZELI GREENBERG
People looking for work as unemployment rises

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
Tech layoffs are the key to change in education in Israel

The historic opportunity hidden within the tech layoff wave

In a reality where there are many laid–off tech workers and an immense shortage of science teachers: It is time for the government to build a real bridge between the technology world and schools.

|ByADV. YUVAL GALON

Looking for the right one

JANUARY 27, 2015ByJORDANA BROWN
The Jerusalem Post

Nechama Rivlin: Integrate people with disabilities into your workforces

The first lady says that one of the biggest difficulties for those with a disability is coping with society's attitude toward them..

NOVEMBER 9, 2014ByGREER FAY CASHMAN, LIDAR GRAVÉ-LAZI
Ambassador Matthew Gould, his wife Celia and their daughters, with young people from AKIM Givatayim who came to help decorate their succa.

High and dry?

The closure of Arad Towels leaves residents questioning their city’s future.

NOVEMBER 6, 2014ByANAV SILVERMAN
The Arad Towels factory stands empty

Should they stay or should they go?

Palestinian workers are caught between employment in the settlements and low salaries and a lack of opportunities in the West Bank.

MARCH 19, 2014ByJIHAN ABDALLA
West Bank factory