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Unemployment Rate and Employment Data in Israel

Israel Unemployment Data

Indicator Data Period
Unemployment Rate 3.1 % Aug/23
Employed Persons 4358 Thousand Person | 4.358 Million Person 2Q/23
Employment Rate  61.6 % Aug/23
Unemployed Persons 141 Thousand Persons | 0.141 Million Persons 2Q/23


Latest data on Unemployment Rate (%)

Unemployment Rate
                     Israel - Historical Data (%)

What is Unemployment Rate in Israel?

  • Unemployment Rate in Israel decreased to 3.1 % in August 2023. The maximum rate was 11.4 % and minimum was 3.4 %.
  • Data published Monthly by Central Bureau of Statistics.

Historical Data (%) by years

Data
Period
Date
3.1 Aug/23 19.09.2023
3.4 Jul/23 14.08.2023
3.6 Jun/23 17.07.2023
3.6 May/23 19.06.2023
3.6 Apr/23 22.05.2023
3.9 Mar/23 24.04.2023
3.9 Feb/23 20.03.2023
4.3 Jan/23 20.02.2023


Historical Chart by presidents (%)

Unemployment Rate in Israel by presidents

Name Period Start Data End Data Max Value Min Value CHG% Start/End
Reuven Rivlin 24.07.2014 - 6.1000 3.9000 6.3000 3.6000 -36.07%
Shimon Peres 15.07.2007 - 24.07.2014 7.3000 6.4000 8.0000 5.4000 -12.33%
Moshe Katsav 01.08.2000 - 01.07.2007 8.8000 7.6000 10.9200 7.6000 -13.64%
Ezer Weizman 13.05.1993 - 13.07.2000 10.2000 8.8000 10.2000 6.5000 -13.73%
Chaim Herzog 05.05.1983 - 13.05.1993 11.4000 11.0000 11.4000 11.0000 -3.51%


Latest data on Employed Persons (Thousand Person)

Employed Persons
                     Israel - Historical Data (Thousand Person)

How many employed persons are in Israel?

  • Number of Employed Persons in Israel increased to 4358 Thousand Person (4.358 Million Person) in the third quarter of 2023. The maximum rate was 3996 Thousand Person and minimum was 1537 Thousand Person.
  • Data published Quarterly by Central Bureau of Statistics.

Historical Data (Thousand Person) by years

Data
Period
Date
4358 2Q/23 30.09.2023
4340 2Q/23 14.08.2023
4340 2Q/23 29.07.2023
4346 1Q/23 19.06.2023
4330 1Q/23 27.05.2023
4316 1Q/23 06.05.2023
4288 0Q/23 01.04.2023
4263 0Q/23 04.03.2023


Historical Chart by presidents (Thousand Person)

Employed Persons in Israel by presidents

Name Period Start Data End Data Max Value Min Value CHG% Start/End


Latest data on Employment Rate  (%)

Employment Rate 
                     Israel - Historical Data (%)

What is Employment Rate in Israel?

  • Employment Rate in Israel increased to 61.6 % in August 2023. The maximum rate was 61.7 % and minimum was 57.2 %.
  • Data published Monthly by Central Bureau of Statistics.

Historical Data (%) by years

Data
Period
Date
61.6 Aug/23 19.09.2023
61.5 Jul/23 14.08.2023
61.6 Jun/23 17.07.2023
61.8 May/23 19.06.2023
61.7 Apr/23 06.06.2023
61.7 Mar/23 18.05.2023
61.4 Feb/23 19.04.2023
60.6 Nov/22 03.01.2023


Historical Chart by presidents (%)

Employment Rate  in Israel by presidents

Name Period Start Data End Data Max Value Min Value CHG% Start/End


Latest data on Unemployed Persons (Thousand Persons)

Unemployed Persons
                     Israel - Historical Data (Thousand Persons)

How many Unemployed Persons are in Israel?

  • Number of Unemployed Persons in Israel decreased to 141 Thousand Persons (0.141 Million Persons) in the third quarter of 2023. The maximum rate was 305 Thousand Persons and minimum was 127 Thousand Persons.
  • Data published Quarterly by Central Bureau of Statistics.

Historical Data (Thousand Persons) by years

Data
Period
Date
141 2Q/23 30.09.2023
152 2Q/23 14.08.2023
161 2Q/23 29.07.2023
164 1Q/23 04.07.2023
163 1Q/23 27.05.2023
175 1Q/23 06.05.2023
174 0Q/23 01.04.2023
193 0Q/23 04.03.2023


Historical Chart by presidents (Thousand Persons)

Unemployed Persons in Israel by presidents

Name Period Start Data End Data Max Value Min Value CHG% Start/End

Other labor indicators in Israel

Index Updated Actual Previous
Retirement Age Men 2022 67 67
Wages Jun/23 3237.175 USD/Month 3226.81
Job Vacancies Aug/23 123.417 K 120.332
Labor Force Participation Rate Aug/23 63.6 % 63.6

Unemployment Rate in other countries

Country Updated Actual Previous
Bangladesh 2022 4.7 % 5.1
Jordan 2Q/23 22.3 % 21.9
Kyrgyzstan Jul/23 2.7 % 2.8
Mongolia 2Q/23 5.8 % 6.6
Nepal 2021 5.1 % 4.7
Palestine 2Q/23 24.7 % 25.2
Tajikistan Dec/22 7.8 % 7.7
Cambodia 20 0.22 % 0.23
China 2Q/23 5.2 % 5.3
Georgia 2023 16.7 % 18
India 2023 7.1 % 8.1
Israel Aug/23 3.1 % 3.4
Pakistan 2021 6.3 % 6.9
South Korea Aug/23 2.4 % 2.8
Taiwan Aug/23 3.42 % 3.43
Vietnam 2Q/23 2.3 % 2.25
Maldives 2022 4.9 % 6.1
Armenia 2Q/23 11.7 % 13.7
Hong Kong Aug/23 2.8 % 2.8
Indonesia 1Q/23 5.45 % 5.86
Japan Aug/23 2.7 % 2.7
Kazakhstan Jun/23 4.7 % 4.8
Lebanon 2022 12.6 % 12.5
Macau Aug/23 2.5 % 2.6
Malaysia Aug/23 3.4 % 3.4
Philippines 2Q/23 4.4 % 4.8
Qatar 1Q/23 0.1 % 0.1
Singapore 2Q/23 1.9 % 1.8
Sri Lanka 2Q/23 5.2 % 4.7
Thailand Jun/23 1.06 % 1.05
Oman 2022 2.3 % 2.5
Iran 1Q/23 9.7 % 8.2
Laos 2022 2.6 % 3.6
Azerbaijan 2022 5.5 % 6
Kuwait 2022 2.5 % 2.8
Saudi Arabia 2Q/23 4.9 % 5.1
Bahrain 2022 5.5 % 6.6
North Korea 2022 3 % 3.2
United Arab Emirates 2022 2.75 % 3.11
Yemen 2022 13.59 % 13.89
Turkmenistan 2021 5.1 % 5
Uzbekistan 2018 6.9 % 7.2
Iraq 2022 15.55 % 16.17
Syria 2022 9.6 % 9.8
Afghanistan 2021 13.3 % 11.7
Bhutan 2022 5.9 % 4.8
Brunei 2022 7.2 % 7.4
Mauritius 2Q/23 6.4 % 6.7