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.
Working from home? You are at high risk of layoffs
Tech workers laid off and collapsing under the mortgage burden
After Wix: Elementor fires about 30% of its employees
Over 740 hi-tech workers laid off in one week; Israeli start-ups blame uncertain global market
This week saw seven Israeli hi-tech layoffs, adding to over 40 layoffs since May.
TaTiO raises $5.3m. for hiring platform focusing on skills, not résumés
The company uses artificial intelligence to assess job seekers’ skill sets, recommending them to employers without the need for old-fashioned resumes.
As employment rates rise, Israeli economists sound note of cautious optimism
Latest figures show August employment rate is the country’s highest in four years, but fears of a global recession remain.
Jerusalem: A city bound by poverty
What are the reasons for the capital's situation, and is there a viable way to improve it soon? The first in a series on Jerusalem’s socioeconomic status.
A year in, has this government made an impact on the economy?
As we light a solitary birthday candle for Bennett’s current government, here’s a look at a few key factors in the Israeli economy in retrospect.
End of the line for business owners in Tel Aviv Central Bus Station
Over 1,000 employees face unemployment when Tel Aviv Central Bus Station is closed next month. For business owners who cannot relocate, this means the destruction of their livelihood.
Plan to offer unemployment benefits for self-employed workers approved
While salaried workers are entitled to unemployment benefits when they lose their livelihoods, self-employed workers are not currently eligible for such benefits.
Can there be harmony at work? After COVID-19 millions want nothing less
SOCIAL AFFAIRS: Millions of people worldwide have left their jobs over COVID-19 in what has been called the ‘Great Resignation.’
Taliban government offers Afghans wheat for work as money dwindles
Officials on Sunday announced a public works program under which 66,000 tons of wheat will be distributed to laborers, bypassing a financial system that is close to collapse.
Unemployment in Israel: August data gives mixed picture
The broad unemployment rate in Israel reached 7.8 percent in the second half of August — An improvement for the first half of August, but a decline from July.
