Israel Unemployment Rate at 6-Month High

2026-08-17 10:20 By Jereli Escobar 1 min. read

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.



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