Jobs in israel

More employees were hired, but competition is only growing: How the job market looked in July

The Jobnet index in collaboration with Civi AI found that in July, the number of candidates who began working increased by 10%, but job openings fell by 3%.

Employees in an office
Evening view of the Tel Aviv skyline. October 26, 2025.

Amid shekel-dollar crisis: Hi-tech sector gains strength as Israel's main export with 58% in 2025

Jerusalem's Mahane Yehuda market bustles as the war in Iran rages, March 5, 2026

Israel registered 37% less unpaid leave applications than in previous Iran war, report reveals

Job seeking Israeli numbers drop in January, 2026.

Number of Israeli job seekers fell in January 2026 amid tight labor market


Salary and gender

In Jerusalem, a female salaried employee earned 77% of every shekel of income earned by a male salaried employee.

Close up of a woman hands working with a laptop and drawing in a digital tablet on a dek at home or office (Illustrative)

One-in-five Israeli businesses set to fail thanks to coronavirus lockdown

11.5% of Israel's workforce have been put out of work since the lockdown began in March.

"Profession for a Lifetime" was the first employment conference of its kind

With 25% chance of reentering the job market, Israelis might end up ‘lost’

“The government should have taken young people into consideration and offer them more help.”

Finding a job in Israel in challenging times

Hapoalim launches vocational training program

The program will provide, free of charge, vocational training to give the unemployed an opportunity to return to work.

A woman uses an automated teller machine (ATM) outside a Bank Hapoalim branch in Tel Aviv, Israel May 30, 2013

Israel faces significant underemployment, Employment Service warns

Underemployment refers to a situation in which individuals are forced to work in jobs below their skill level or expected wages.

Close up of a woman hands working with a laptop and drawing in a digital tablet on a dek at home or office (Illustrative)

Study: Under two-thirds of furloughed staff confident of returning to work

Some 77% of unionized workers expressed their confidence that they would return to work in May, including 40% who were very confident.

A man walks past sculptures in the high-tech business area of Tel Aviv

Likelihood of job seekers finding employment dropped by 4% in 2019

Audit teams will examine the preparation of the education system ahead of expected technological developments and the changing need for skills.

An employee works at Internet data firm SimilarWeb at their offices in Tel Aviv, Israel.

Undercover through the lens

Savvy job interviewers know that life experience can be almost as an important a factor in a person’s professional development as their technical training.

Undercover through the lens

Integrating ultra-Orthodox into labor force is ‘economic necessity'

Bank of Israel governor Prof. Amir Yaron has warned that the ultra-Orthodox community must be brought more fully into Israel's labor force if the country is to prosper.

Amir Yaron attends a ceremony whereby he is sworn in as Bank of Israel governor by Israel's President Reuven Rivlin, in the presence of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon, in Jerusalem December 24, 2018.

Israel's low unemployment isn't the only job market indicator - analysis

While falling unemployment – a key measure of labor under-utilization – is certainly welcome news, the rate itself does not paint the full picture of the Israeli job market.

Employees work at Internet data firm SimilarWeb at their offices in Tel Aviv, Israel July 4, 2016