Between 7am and noon, 10,321 new job seekers registered at the Employment Agency. From the beginning of March, 521,109 people have registered as job seekers, 90% of whom are on unpaid leave from work. In the previous 2 months, those on unpaid leave of absence from work comprised just 2% of those seeking work.
The number of people under the age of 34 looking for work was up 49% in March alone. Around 45% of job seekers are from the center of the country and the Tel Aviv area.