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    Unemployment rate in Israel continues to climb

    The unemployment rate in Israel continues to climb due to the coronavirus crisis, approaching a quarter of all eligible workers - 23.1%.

    Yesterday saw 20,413 new unempployment claims - similar to the total number of registrants yesterday and last Friday.

    As of the beginning of March, there were 804,712 new jobseekers - about 90% of whom had taken unpaid leaves.

    The total number of active job seekers in Israel as of today is 962,563.