Israel’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate climbed to 3.1% in July 2026 from 2.9% in June, reaching its highest reading since January. The number of unemployed people increased by 20.2 thousand from the previous month and by 5.7 thousand from a year earlier to 148.2 thousand. Meanwhile, employment rose by 11.1 thousand month-on-month and 42.2 thousand year-on-year to 4.399 million. The labor force participation rate edged up to 62.2% from 62.0%, while the employment rate rose to 60.3% from 60.2%. The non-seasonally adjusted unemployment rate also increased, reaching 3.3% from 2.8% in June. source: Central Bureau of Statistics, Israel
Unemployment Rate in Israel increased to 3.10 percent in July from 2.90 percent in June of 2026. Unemployment Rate in Israel averaged 5.70 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 August of 2026.
Unemployment Rate in Israel increased to 3.10 percent in July from 2.90 percent in June 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.