The total number of active job seekers in Israel passed the million mark just before midnight yesterday, and stands at 1,004,316 this morning as of 7:00.
Yesterday, 35,668 job seekers registered - about 49 percent more than Monday (23,978) and Sunday (23,946), the highest figure since last Thursday (42,860).
In March, the Employment Service recorded 843,945 people (89.7% of whom were sent to vacation without pay, 6.4% were dismissed) - an unprecedented figure, compared to only 23,063 and 25,456 in January and February respectively.