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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 585

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Evacuees from Kibbutz Be'eri at a hotel in the Dead Sea, October 20, 2023. (Yossi Zamir/Flash90)
February 25, 2025, 10:53 pm
One-fifth of Israelis displaced by war have lost their jobs, survey shows
44% of evacuees from the north and south say their incomes are lower than pre-war levels, compared to national average of 35%, Israel Democracy Institute survey shows
By Reuters and Sharon Wrobel
People are pictured in the center of Israel's Mediterranean coastal city of Tel Aviv on December 1, 2021. (MENAHEM KAHANA / AFP)
April 3, 2023, 1:51 pm
OECD forecasts moderate growth for Israel, cautions about judicial independence
GDP projected to grow at a more gradual pace, around 3%, in 2023 amid global and domestic uncertainty; unemployment rate will rise to 4.3% at the end of the year
By Sharon Wrobel
Jerusalem's employment bureau (Yossi Zamir/Flash90)
May 3, 2022, 6:01 pm
Israel’s unemployment rate drops to its lowest since onset of COVID
Excluding those affected by pandemic, unemployment drops to 2.9%, the lowest it’s been in 50 years; the average monthly wage stands at NIS 12,052
By ToI Staff
Israeli self-employed and small business owners participate in a rally calling for financial support from the government outside the Knesset in Jerusalem, on April 19, 2020. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
May 1, 2022, 3:12 pm
Business owners who must repay undeserved COVID grants go to battle with the taxman
Israel Tax Authority demands return of funds paid out to small businesses and to self-employed professionals who didn’t lose as much income as they had thought during lockdowns
By Shoshanna Solomon
View of the Israeli Employment Service offices in Jerusalem on December 30, 2020. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
March 23, 2022, 5:14 am
Israel’s unemployment rate inching down to near pre-COVID levels
Employment Service says 163,800 Israelis registered as out of work; Central Bureau of Statistics report shows overall unemployment down to 5.4%
By Stuart Winer
Illustrative: Israelis present their vaccination certificates at the entrance to a cafe in Jerusalem on December 27, 2021. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
January 17, 2022, 9:11 pm
Israeli unemployment rate continues to dip
Latest Central Bureau of Statistics data show broad jobless rate down to 6% in December, from 6.5% a month prior
By ToI Staff
Web pages used to show information for collecting unemployment insurance in Virginia, right, and reporting fraud and identity theft in Pennsylvania, are displayed on the respective state web pages, on Feb. 26, 2021 (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File)
December 23, 2021, 3:57 am
Secret Service: Nearly $100b stolen in pandemic relief funds in the US
Agency says most of that figure comes from unemployment fraud
By JENNIFER McDERMOTT
Illustrative: People shop at the Malha Mall in Jerusalem, on July 29, 2020.(Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
November 22, 2021, 7:32 pm
Unemployment dips to 7% in October, still double pre-pandemic rate
Figure down nearly a full point since September, with 301,000 Israelis out of work compared to 338,000 the month before
By ToI Staff
MK Abir Kara reacts during a plenum session in the assembly hall of the Knesset, in Jerusalem on August 2, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
October 6, 2021, 10:02 pm
Yamina’s Kara panned for voting down the self-employed benefits he championed
After unemployment payouts legislation falls by single vote margin, opposition heaps scorn on Kara, who headed group claiming to represent those who would have been helped by bill
By Stuart Winer
Israelis wear protective face masks in Dizengoff Center, Tel Aviv, on August 17, 2021. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
September 26, 2021, 5:17 pm
Israeli unemployment rate dips slightly but still well above pre-pandemic level
Government report says jobless rate dropped to 7.8%; ‘When the country is open, unemployment goes down,’ claims Bennett
By ToI Staff
(Vaccine refusal image via iStock)
September 20, 2021, 6:56 pm
New bill would limit unemployment benefits for those fired for refusing vaccine
Legislation introduced by Finance Ministry says those dismissed for not getting vaccinated will be viewed as having resigned on own accord, won’t receive benefits for 90 days
By ToI Staff
Jaffa Street in Jerusalem, July 29, 2021. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
August 2, 2021, 11:45 pm
Unemployment still high despite cut to pandemic benefits
Government report says jobless rate last month climbed to 9%, even after most support was removed; Delta variant may cause further losses
By Luke Tress
A man queues at the entrance of the National Insurance Institute branch in downtown Jerusalem on September 21, 2020. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)
July 2, 2021, 12:54 pm
COVID unemployment benefits said to cost the state NIS 39 billion ($12 billion)
More than 200,000 people expected to stop receiving benefits after sweeping changes to the program voted into law
By ToI Staff
Members of the opposition argue during a discussion on a law regarding unemployment payouts during a plenum session in the Knesset in Jerusalem on July 1, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/FLASH90)
July 1, 2021, 2:23 pm
Benefits end for those made jobless by COVID, as double vote causes Knesset fury
New legislation approved by Knesset will continue payments mostly only for those over 45; process briefly delayed as Yamina MK votes twice, says it was mistake, enraging opposition
By ToI Staff
Yisrael Beytenu leader Avigdor Liberman tours the Hacarmel Market in Tel Aviv on November 23, 2020. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
June 22, 2021, 10:54 pm
Liberman shuts spigot on pandemic jobless benefits to coax country back to work
Finance minister says move meant to address the large number of unfilled positions; certain benefits will still remain in place
By ToI Staff
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