Israel - Taxa de Desemprego

The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in Israel decreased to 3.4 percent in October of 2019 from a downwardly revised 3.6 percent in the previous month. It was the lowest jobless rate since January 2012 when comparable data began, as the number of unemployed declined by 8.4 thousand to 140.5 thousand while employment fell by 29.2 thousand to 3.70 million. By genders, the jobless rate was down for men (3.1 percent vs 3.3 percent in September) and for women (3.7 percent vs 3.9 percent). Meantime, the participation rate decreased to 62.8 percent from 63.5 percent in September and the employment rate fell to 60.6 percent from 61.2 percent. A year ago, the jobless rate was higher at 4.1 percent.

The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in Israel decreased to 3.7 percent in September of 2019 from 3.8 percent in the previous month. By genders, the jobless rate declined for women (4.0 percent from 4.1 percent in June) while remained the same for men (at 3.4 percent). Meantime, the participation rate went up to 63.5 percent from 63.2 percent in June while the employment rate increased to 61.2 percent from 60.8 percent. A year ago, the unemployment rate was higher at 4.1 percent.

The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in Israel increased to 3.8 percent in August of 2019 from 3.7 percent in the previous month. By genders, the jobless rate rose for women (4.2 percent from 3.9 percent) while it fell for men (3.4 percent from 3.5 percent). Meantime, the participation rate went up to 63.2 percent in August from 63.1 percent in July and the employment was steady at 60.8 percent. A year ago, the jobless rate was higher at 4 percent.

The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in Israel decreased to 3.7 percent in July of 2019 from 4.1 percent in the previous month. The number of unemployed fell by 19.1 thousand to 150.4 thousand and employment increased by 1.8 thousand to 3,951 thousand. By genders, the jobless rate declined for both women (3.9 percent from 4.0 percent in June) and men (3.5 percent from 4.2 percent). Meantime, the participation rate went down to 63.1 percent from 63.5 percent in June while the employment rate stood at 60.8 percent. A year ago, the unemployment rate was higher at 4.1 percent.

The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in Israel increased to 4.1 percent in June of 2019 from an upwardly revised 3.7 percent in the previous month. It was the highest jobless rate since February, as the number of unemployed rose by 19.9 thousand to 169.5 thousand and employment declined by 10.8 thousand to 3,949.2 thousand. By genders, the jobless rate increased for both women (4.1 percent from 3.9 percent in May) and men (4.2 percent from 3.5 percent). In addition, the participation rate stood at 63.5 percent while the employment rate fell to 60.9 percent from 61.1 percent in the previous month. A year ago, the unemployment rate was lower at 4.0 percent.

The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in Israel decreased to 3.6 percent in May of 2019 from 3.8 percent in the previous month. It was the lowest jobless rate since January 2018, as the number of unemployed fell by 7.8 thousand to 149.6 thousand while employment declined by 14.6 thousand to 3,960 thousand. By genders, the jobless rate declined for both women (3.9 percent from 4.0 percent in April) and men (3.4 percent from 3.8 percent). Meantime, the participation rate edged down to 63.5 percent from 63.8 percent in April and the employment rate decreased to 61.1 percent from 61.4 percent. A year ago, the unemployment rate was higher at 4.0 percent.