Jerusalem, 20 October, 2026 (TPS-IL) — Israel’s Central Bureau of Statistics released its September 2026 Labor Force Survey, providing key benchmarks for tracking wartime economic impacts on the domestic labor market.
Participation in the labor force among individuals aged 15 and over rose to 62.2%, up from 61.8% in August.
The national employment rate increased to 60.3% compared to 60.0% in the previous month. Concurrently, unemployment within the labor force adjusted slightly upward to 3.0%, from 2.8% in August.
Accounting for seasonal factors, the employment rate reached 60.6%, with unemployment at 3.2%.
When excluding workers temporarily absent all week due to economic reasons, the adjusted employment rate stood at 60.4%.
