Israel's labor data for July 2026 reveals a negligible shift in employment rates, with a slight uptick in unemployment according to the Central Bureau of.
Jerusalem, 20 August, 2026 (TPS-IL) — Israel’s Central Bureau of Statistics released the labor data for July 2026.
July 2026 (compared to June 2026, among those aged 15 and over):
Percentage of the Labor Force – 62.2% (62% in June).
Employment Rate (percentage of employed people out of the total population) – 60.3% (60.2% in June).
Percentage of unemployed in the labor force – 3.1% (2.9% in June).
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