Economic situation has worsened for 34% of salaried reservists, 72% of self-employed reservists

Statistics from the Reservists’ Wives Forum show that 34% of salaried reservists have been “hurt economically because of their service” in the current war against Hamas in Gaza.

The statistics, cited by Channel 12, show that 56% of the wives of salaried reservists say they had to reduce work hours and take salary cuts.

Of the 34% of salaried reservists cited above, a quarter were fired and another quarter had to quit their jobs, the report says.

Among reservists who are self-employed, 72% said their economic situation has worsened. And 54% of self-employed reservists said their income had fallen by over 50%.

The TV report also quoted from a separate survey, by the government’s Israeli Employment Service, in which 75% of reservists who responded said they have been hurt economically, and 41% of respondents said they were fired or had to quit their jobs or close their businesses. The service noted, however, that these figures did not constitute a representative sample of the 1,000 reservists who were surveyed.