Israel’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate edged up to 3.0% in September 2026 from 2.8% in the previous month. The number of unemployed people rose by 8.5 thousand year-on-year and 12.5 thousand month-on-month to 143.8 thousand. Meanwhile, the employment rate edged higher to 60.3% from 60.0% in August, as the number of employed persons increased by 24.5 thousand from the previous month and 54.1 thousand from a year earlier to 4,421.8 thousand. The labor force participation rate rose to 62.2% from 61.8% in the previous month. Meanwhile, the non-seasonally adjusted unemployment rate also increased to 3.2% from 2.9% in August. source: Central Bureau of Statistics, Israel
Unemployment Rate in Israel increased to 3 percent in September from 2.80 percent in August of 2026. Unemployment Rate in Israel averaged 5.68 percent from 1992 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 11.40 percent in March of 1992 and a record low of 2.60 percent in August of 2024. This page provides the latest reported value for - Israel Unemployment Rate - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Israel Unemployment Rate - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on November of 2026.
Unemployment Rate in Israel increased to 3 percent in September from 2.80 percent in August of 2026. Unemployment Rate in Israel is expected to be 3.00 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Israel Unemployment Rate is projected to trend around 2.80 percent in 2027, according to our econometric models.