The unemployment rate in the first half of December 2021 was 6.3%, about 270,000 Israelis, compared with 6.1% in the second half of November 2021 (about 262,000).
This is according to data from the Labor Force Survey for the first half of December 2021 of the Central Bureau of Statistics.
The unemployment rate was 4.5% in the first half of December 2021 compared to 4.3% in the second half of November 2021. In other words, these are 193,000 unemployed compared to 180.3 thousand.
According to the characteristics of the labor force in the first half of December 2021 among persons aged 15 and over, it appears that this population included 6,607,500 residents in Israel, not including institutions and residents outside localities.
Of these, 64.4%, ie 4,252,700 are in the labor force and the rest constituting 2,354,800 are not in the labor force.
Of those in the labor force 95.5% who constitute 4,059,700 are employed and the rest are unemployed.
Of those who are not in the labor force, 2.3% stopped working because of layoffs or work closure from March 2020.
The Labor Force Survey provides information on the labor force in Israel and is regularly conducted by the Central Bureau of Statistics.
In the first half of December 2021, about 8,700 people aged 15 and over were interviewed on a regular basis.
In the second half of November 2021, about 8,900 people aged 15 and over were interviewed on a regular basis.
The survey population includes the permanent residents of the State of Israel, tourists and temporary residents staying in Israel for more than one year in a row.
The survey allows tracking the development of the labor force, its size and characteristics, the extent of unemployment and more.
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