Live Update 
From the Liveblog of
Monday, March 23, 2020
From the Liveblog of
Monday, March 23, 2020
Israel’s unemployment rate reaches 17.6%; 62,000 jobless sign up in 24 hours
The Israeli Employment Service says 572,660 newly jobless Israelis have signed up for its services since the beginning of March, including some 62,000 over the last 24 hours.
Some 90% of them are on unpaid leave.
The country’s unemployment rate, which has more than quadrupled this month, has reached 17.6%.
