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February, 2021
Israel
Total Workforce (000s) Q4 '20
4,066
Unemployed Workers (000s) 195
Unemployment Rate 4.8%
Youth Unemployment Rate 6.7%
2,972
3,387
343
104
1,118
731
19 years or Under
Prime Working Age
(20 -64 years)
65 years+
Local Born Foreign Born
Population In Thousands
2,073
2,068 2,067
2,032
2,015
3.5% 3.6%
3.4%
4.4%
5.3%
1,894
1,905
1,910
1,879
1,878
4.3%
3.9%
3.4% 3.4%
4.9%
2019Q2 2019Q4 2020Q1 2020Q2 2020Q3
Male Employed Male Unemployed (%) Female Employed Female Unemployed (%)
67.8%
66.8%
66.3%
65.7% 65.7%
59.2% 59.2%
59.5%
57.6%
58.1%
2019Q2 2019Q4 2020Q1 2020Q2 2020Q3
Male Participation Rate Female Participation Rate
More than one in four people in Israel is foreign born.
92% of the population live in urban areas.
In 2019, the unemployment rate for foreign born workers was
0.6 percentage points lower when compared with local born
workers.
More than 5,700 Covid-19 deaths.
Israel's borders are closed for all but essential
travel and a negative Covid-19 test and
quarantine are required.
Israel has started to reopen school since the end
of February.
Impact of Covid-19 on Labor Force Over Time
Labor Force Participation Rates by Gender
Migration
Migration
Migrant Stock by Working Age (June 2020)
Latest Labor Force Statistics
Workforce
Labor Force Employed and Unemployed by Gender
Covid-19 – Daily Confirmed Cases
(7 Day Average)
Covid-19 Restriction Update (End of February 2021)
Covid-19 Update and Restrictions
Employed W orkers in Thousands
Key Sources:
https://www.ilo.org/
https://data.worldbank.org/
https://migrationdataportal.org/
https://www.un.org/development/desa/pd/
https://vivoclinic.com/
https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/traveladvisories/COVID-19-Country-Specific-
Information.htmlhttps://www.cbs.gov.il/en/Statistics/Pages/Generators/Time-Series-DataBank.aspx
