Tag: unemployment

In July 2021, nearly 80,000 jobs were added to the city; this past July (2022), just 23,000 jobs were added.

According to the new data, the city of Nazareth has the highest rate of job seekers in Israel – 26.7%. It is followed by Umm al-Fahm with 26.5%.

The total number of laid off employees will depend on the number of flights the company will be operating, which currently stands at about four daily flights, based on demand.

Labor force participation for ages 15 and over has improved slightly, and participation among men is significantly higher than among women.

The unemployment rate among men stood at 3.1% while women’s unemployment measured at 3.7%.

The Israeli labor force is exceptionally diverse, and different sectors of society have very different employment characteristics.

40,000 people enter the labor PA’s market every year, however, the PA’s labor market cannot absorb more than 8,000 employees on a yearly basis.

Have a happy new year and a great signing of your and all of our fates come Wednesday, and don't count too much.

Bank of Israel Governor Karnit Flug warned that the government must avoid short-term thinking and take advantage of the good times to adopt long-term reforms.

“I wouldn't like to see a reality where a husband or wife gets up in the morning and they don’t have a job to go to," Kahlon said.

Israel's economic growth is expected to hit 3.8% for 2016. Job creation is strong, at almost 3 percent in 2016 ( the US economy expanded at around 1.4% in 2016).

Israel's consumer confidence is among the lowest in OECD countries, but in most of these countries, other than in Sweden, Denmark and Finland, consumer confidence has been negative.

Do the government’s inflation and unemployment figures really give an accurate picture of the economy? Also find out how to manage your money when you live outside the United States

Politicians often quote 'unemployment data,' especially around elections. But what do these figures mean? What does "unemployed" actually mean?

Bank Leumi plans to cut ten percent of its work force in a five-year reorganization plan submitted to Bank of Israel.

Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat warns a deaf ear from the Finance Ministry means thousands of layoffs are ahead.

It seems that beheading is not consider "work."

Unemployment in Israel dropped to 5.3% in February

Tourism Minister: Proposal will strengthen the peace between Israel and Jordan.

Israel's unemployment rates have been trending low over the past two years.

The unemployment rate in Israel fell to a 20-year low in August, and unlike in the United States, participation in the job market is...

In the second part of the Goldstein on Gelt podcast this week, Professor Walter E. Williams, economics professor at George Mason University and author...

Hang on to your shekels. The Israeli economy is stable and Moody's okays its A1 debt rating. But in US, one economist says America’s debt is understated by 75 percent and is $70 trillion.

Though it can boast many achievements, in Fisher's view, 'The state of Israel’s economy is very good, not excellent as it was in recent years.'