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Unemployment Rate and Employment Data in Palestine

Palestine Unemployment Data

Indicator Data Period
Unemployment Rate 24.7 % 2Q/23
Youth Unemployment Rate 36.9 % 2Q/23
Full Time Employment 1132200 Persons | 1132.2 K Persons 2Q/23
Unemployed Persons 379200 Persons | 0.379 Million Persons 2Q/23


Latest data on Unemployment Rate (%)

Unemployment Rate
                     Palestine - Historical Data (%)

What is Unemployment Rate in Palestine?

  • Unemployment Rate in Palestine decreased to 24.7 % in the second quarter of 2023. The maximum rate was 35.6 % and minimum was 8.8 %.
  • Data published Quarterly by Central Bureau of Statistics.

Historical Data (%) by years

Data
Period
Date
24.7 2Q/23 08.08.2023
25.2 1Q/23 10.05.2023
23 4Q/22 15.02.2023
25 3Q/22 08.11.2022
24 2Q/22 08.08.2022
25 1Q/22 19.05.2022
24 4Q/21 15.02.2022
27 3Q/21 18.01.2022


Historical Chart by presidents (%)

Unemployment Rate in Palestine by presidents

Name Period Start Data End Data Max Value Min Value CHG% Start/End
Yasser Arafat 15.01.2005 - 26.3000 30.2000 30.2000 18.7000 14.83%
Mahmoud Abbas 05.06.1994 - 11.11.2004 18.2000 24.3000 35.6000 8.8000 33.52%


Latest data on Youth Unemployment Rate (%)

Youth Unemployment Rate
                     Palestine - Historical Data (%)

What is Youth Unemployment Rate in Palestine?

  • Youth Unemployment Rate in Palestine decreased to 36.9 % in the second quarter of 2023. The maximum rate was 49.9 % and minimum was 32.9 %.
  • Data published Quarterly by Central Bureau of Statistics.

Historical Data (%) by years

Data
Period
Date
36.9 2Q/23 08.08.2023
38.4 1Q/23 10.05.2023
35 4Q/22 26.03.2023
37.7 3Q/22 08.11.2022
36.4 2Q/22 09.09.2022
37.4 4Q/21 16.02.2022
41.1 2Q/21 27.10.2021
43.1 1Q/21 28.07.2021


Historical Chart by presidents (%)

Youth Unemployment Rate in Palestine by presidents

Name Period Start Data End Data Max Value Min Value CHG% Start/End
Yasser Arafat 15.01.2005 - 35.7000 40.7000 47.8000 32.9000 14.01%


Latest data on Full Time Employment (Persons)

Full Time Employment
                     Palestine - Historical Data (Persons)

What is the number of full-time workers in Palestine?

  • Full Time Employment in Palestine increased to 1132200 Persons (1132.2 K Persons) in the second quarter of 2023. The maximum rate was 1023700 Persons and minimum was 67900 Persons.
  • Data published Quarterly by Central Bureau of Statistics.

Historical Data (Persons) by years

Data
Period
Date
1132200 2Q/23 08.08.2023
1127900 1Q/23 10.05.2023
1141900 4Q/22 26.03.2023
1136900 3Q/22 08.11.2022
1099200 2Q/22 09.09.2022
1061300 4Q/21 16.02.2022
994300 2Q/21 02.09.2021
979700 4Q/20 16.04.2021


Historical Chart by presidents (Persons)

Full Time Employment in Palestine by presidents

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


Latest data on Unemployed Persons (Persons)

Unemployed Persons
                     Palestine - Historical Data (Persons)

How many Unemployed Persons are in Palestine?

  • Number of Unemployed Persons in Palestine decreased to 379200 Persons (0.379 Million Persons) in the second quarter of 2023. The maximum rate was 445800 Persons and minimum was 195500 Persons.
  • Data published Quarterly by Central Bureau of Statistics.

Historical Data (Persons) by years

Data
Period
Date
379200 2Q/23 08.08.2023
386700 1Q/23 10.05.2023
354700 4Q/22 15.02.2023
378200 3Q/22 08.11.2022
357000 2Q/22 08.08.2022
348700 4Q/21 15.02.2022
389000 3Q/21 18.01.2022
365500 2Q/21 09.08.2021


Historical Chart by presidents (Persons)

Unemployed Persons in Palestine by presidents

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

Other labor indicators in Palestine

Index Updated Actual Previous
Labor Force Participation Rate 2Q/23 44.8 % 45.1

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