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Israel Employment Service

Israelis at a cafe in Tel Aviv, on April 07, 2021. (Miriam Alster/FLASH90)
April 25, 2021, 6:04 pm
Enjoying unemployment benefits, young Israelis choose not to go back to work
Even as the economy almost fully reopens with the virus waning, low-paid workers are opting to stay home; demand for restaurant staff surges, Employment Service says
By Shoshanna Solomon
People wearing a face mask walk in the Jerusalem city center on November 29, 2020, as Israel steps out of its coronavirus lockdown and rolls back restrictions. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
December 7, 2020, 8:07 pm
Unemployment drops as businesses return from lockdown
Central Bureau of Statistics says 14.6% of Israelis were without work in November, down from 18% in October
By ToI Staff
Self-employed Israelis protest at Rabin Square in Tel Aviv, calling for financial support from the Israeli government in the face of the coronavirus pandemic, on July 11, 2020. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
November 15, 2020, 5:22 pm
Employment Service warns of ‘chronic unemployment’ as layoff rate surges
Of the 108,475 people newly registered as jobless in October, 16% were fired, compared with 9% in September; as in first lockdown, young people and women once again bear the brunt
By Shoshanna Solomon
Closed stalls in Jerusalem's Old City on October 12, 2020, during a nationwide lockdown to prevent the spread of COVID-19 (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
October 18, 2020, 5:09 pm
Employment service: 260,000 registered as jobseekers over 2nd lockdown
Officials say nearly 1 million — almost a quarter of the workforce — out of work, of whom almost 600,000 are on furlough
By ToI Staff
A woman walks next to closed shops in Jerusalem on October 1, 2020 (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
October 4, 2020, 12:50 pm
200,000 register as job seekers since start of lockdown
Employment Service says nearly 1 million out of work — almost a quarter of the workforce — including almost 600,000 on furlough
By ToI Staff
People walk next to closed shops on Jaffa Street in downtown Jerusalem, on September 23, 2020, during a nationwide lockdown to prevent the spread of COVID-19. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
September 24, 2020, 7:10 pm
Head of jobs service warns of ‘lost generation’ as unemployment rates soar
With fresh lockdown, over 120,000 Israelis register as job-seekers in past week — most for the second time this year, and mainly women
By ToI Staff
People wearing face masks as they shop at the Mahane Yehuda Market in Jerusalem on July 3, 2020 (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
July 6, 2020, 3:17 pm
Health largely OK, but job prospects for the young on life support amid pandemic
Previous crises have shown economists that if young unemployed men and women don’t get back to work quickly, they could get stuck on the margins of the labor force for good
By Shoshanna Solomon
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