Employment Service

Employment Service

Over 142,000 new job seekers since the start of the war

The data reveal a severe blow to women’s employment: about 60% of the new registrants are women, with the main burden falling on mothers of children under the age of 18.

39% surge in jobseekers over first week of war

Roughly 8,000 people registered for unemployment benefits in one week of war, most of them women and mothers of children under 18.

Number of unemployed in high-tech sector doubled

In December 2025, the number of job seekers in the high-tech sector stood at 16,300 - double the figure recorded in December 2022 - according to a special report published Sunday morning by the Employment Service.

Israel marks two-year high in job vacancies

Job vacancies surged to a three-year high in December, with demand for workers climbing across the economy. Construction and hospitality are leading the scramble for staff, even as high-tech shows signs of recovery.

Employment Service: 50,000 unemployment stipends frozen

'For a significant percentage of job seekers, unemployment payments became an obstacle to returning to work,' Employment Service head says.

Employment Service:

937 thousand jobseekers, 596 thousand on unpaid leave

From Thursday until this morning, 18,970 new jobseekers registered.

One million unemployed by Passover

Mass layoffs, unpaid leave from work cause unemployment rate to climb to 18.6%. Situation is expected worsen.