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.

People looking for work as unemployment rises
A woman working from home

Working from home? You are at high risk of layoffs

The number of unemployed individuals has doubled since 2022, reaching 16,000 last December

Tech workers laid off and collapsing under the mortgage burden

Another website development company is laying off employees

After Wix: Elementor fires about 30% of its employees


Rewrite ‘internal algorithms’ to help in job hunt - comment

Here to help with your biggest job hunt questions.

THE UNNAMED ASSISTANT’S fears of messing up, disappointing her boss and losing her job conflict with her sense that Harvey Weinstein is abusing women and she is helping him do so, in a way that traps her in a kind of chronic torment.

What are the best jobs in Israel? Recruiting website has the answer

Israelis have plenty of options to expand their job hunt, yet they still flock to the same few companies. What's so special about them?

 Email Marketing Course at the workplace

Hundreds of thousands of Israelis could be laid off without change

The Manufacturers' Association of Israel has warned that if the situation doesn't drastically change, hundreds of thousands of employees will be laid off.

 Independent business owners and workers from the tourism sector protest, calling for financial support from the Israeli government, outside the Ben Gurion International Airport, on December 13, 2021

Netanyahu fires 3 drivers who worked for 9 PMs without warning

Netanyahu claimed that the drivers could no longer work with him because he doesn't trust them after they worked for Bennett and Lapid.

 BENJAMIN NETANYAHU has formed a government but it will not be one that is easy to manage.

Amazon CEO says job cuts to exceed 18,000 roles

The company began letting staff go in November from its devices division, with a source telling Reuters at the time it was targeting around 10,000 cuts.

 Amazon is shutting down its fledgling health care service, Amazon Care, at the end of this year. Shown is an Amazon facility in Sunnyvale, California.

Mental illness on the rise in Israel - report

Two major triggers for mental distress are loneliness and economic distress.

Stress, illustrative

Arab world sees highest unemployment rate

With the global economic recovery in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic slowed by the effects of the Russia-Ukraine war, the Arab world has been hit particularly hard.

 BEDOUIN WOMEN seek employment via Rahat’s Rayan center, focusing on the integration of previously unemployed women from Bedouin society in the Negev into the workforce (Illustrative).

Layoffs aplenty: How do you avoid losing your job?

The Israeli economy is at the beginning of a widespread wave of layoffs. How do you avoid the naughty list this year? Here are some tips from experts. 

 A woman is frustrated while working from her computer with notebooks all around her (Illustrative)

Israelis with disabilities show their style in Kfar Saba fashion show

The evening's show is one of several events being put on in December in honor of Disability Awareness Month.

 A Kfar Saba citizen walks the runway at the "Extremely Beautiful" fashion show in Kfar Saba on December 12, 2022.

Employees quitting? Here's a way to prevent it from happening - opinion

Many workers felt their voices were not being respected by those in power at their jobs.

 Low wages, workplace disrespect, no career advancement and employee dissatisfaction have helped contribute quiet quitting, which has become popular on TikTok (Illustrative).