Israel's unemployment fell from 8.5 % in 1996 to 3.5 % in 2025.
Israel · Employment & wages
Unemployment, participation, employment, youth, wages and hours.
19 indicators · 14 with data
Israel's youth unemployment fell from 13.6 % in 1996 to 6.0 % in 2025.
Israel's participation rose from 61.4 % in 1996 to 65.5 % in 2025.
Labour force participation rate, female (ages 15+)
% of female population ages 15+
33rd of 182 · 1st in MENA+
Israel's labour force participation rate, female (ages 15+) rose from 51.5 % in 1996 to 62.3 % in 2025.
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- Employment to population ratio (ages 15+)up +0.1 pts47th of 182
- Labour force, totalup +1.5 %86th of 182
- Self-employed (% of total employment)down −0.1 pts160th of 182
- Vulnerable employment (% of total employment)down −0.1 pts24th of 182
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- Average wageup +0.5 %23rd of 34
- Hours workeddown −0.4 %6th of 41
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- Employment in agriculture (% of total employment)down −0.0 pts179th of 182
- Employment in industry (% of total employment)down −0.1 pts137th of 182
- Employment in services (% of total employment)up +0.2 pts10th of 182
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- GDP per person employed (constant 2021 PPP $)up +1.3 %30th of 168
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