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Sunday, March 22, 2020
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Sunday, March 22, 2020
Unemployment rate in Israel skyrockets to 16.5 percent
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleThe unemployment rate in Israel skyrockets to 16.5 percent, with over 500,000 people losing their jobs since the start of March, the Employment Service says.
The unemployment rate was 3.6% in the fourth quarter of last year, according to the Bank of Israel.
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