Israel unemployment
AI layoffs mount across Israeli tech companies amid software sector bloodbath
The development of AI in recent years has led to situations where human work is replaced by AI, or AI can do the same job faster or at a lower cost
Israeli unemployment rates rising in hi-tech with the advancement of artificial intelligence
Israeli employment rates dropped in May, Central Bureau of Statistics labor force survey reveals
Israel's youth labor force participation rate declines as gender gap narrows
69% of unemployed Israelis remain out of work
A total of 1.06 million applications for unemployment assistance from the National Insurance Institute were submitted immediately prior to and during the coronavirus outbreak
Hundreds of thousands will not receive unemployment benefits for June
The Finance Ministry prefers encouraging employment, rather than paying the unemployed. Chairman of the Histadrut stated that a solution must be found: "people need an income."
Fox found on second floor window of national insurance offices
"He probably came to fill out unemployment forms and didn't want to stand in line."
Unemployment response 'greatly harming' business recovery
'If some businesses could renew operations now, they cannot do so fully because Israel was in a rush to send all the workers on unpaid leave'
Israeli unemployment exceeds one million: 24.4% of workforce
"Unfortunately, our forecasts materialized - we reached one million jobseekers in March alone."
New unemployment benefit claimants continue to soar
After the Employment Service website crashed due to the high level of traffic, the government body said it had expanded its server capacity to handle increased demand.
Olim struggle to find work as immigrant employment fair kicks off
Over 1,000 olim attended an employment fair organized by the Immigration and Absorption Ministry.
Ultra-Orthodox moving to periphery, presaging increased societal tension
Regev noted that the faster a haredi community moves in to a city, the greater potential for societal tensions, because the original, non-haredi population has less time to adjust to the new reality.
Diversity in the workplace
Geographical distance, low representation in higher education and gaps in formal education – can all be advantages when given an equal opportunity.
Employment integration...
... and the Jerusalem intifada.