Unemployment
Major change in Kuwaiti citizenship laws sees thousands lose nationality
The amendments, under Amiri Decree No. (15), published in the Al-Kuwait Al-Youm gazette, requires newly naturalized citizens to renounce any other citizenship within three months.
Israel registered 37% less unpaid leave applications than in previous Iran war, report reveals
‘Horrific signal’: Young job seekers are arriving with parents to job interviews
Number of Israeli job seekers fell in January 2026 amid tight labor market
Liberman: No unemployment payments for people under 45
Liberman said he will take a hardline approach to encourage more people to return to the workforce, according to N12.
A third of Israel's job seekers have been unemployed more than a year
The economic safety net plan that went into effect last year when the coronavirus pandemic started had provided job seekers with unemployment benefits through the end of June.
Israel's new unemployment plan: No benefits for under age 28
Under the new model, job seekers people will be given a maximum number of days they can receive unemployment benefits, based on their age and number of dependents.
Jerusalem businesses still struggling to hire workers
Restaurants and other businesses with low-skilled workers are having trouble hiring because the government's coronavirus safety net promises job seekers up to 70% of their original.
Israel's unemployment rate falls to 7.9% as country emerges from COVID-19
That figure includes people on temporary leave from their place of work due to the pandemic.
One in two people globally lost income due to the pandemic
The COVID-19 crisis has hit workers across the world; about 1.7 billion adults globally said they temporarily stopped working at their job or business due to the pandemic.
Israel's new unemployment plan takes COVID-19 into account
Speaking to 103FM Radio on Monday, the head of the National Insurance Institute detailed the new plan to assist those still unemployed starting from June.
Remote work will bring more ultra-Orthodox to hi-tech - survey
The shift is heartening for a sector that is suffering from a shortage of good talent.
Unemployment in Israel drops below 10% for first time since pandemic
If unemployment drops below 10%, benefits will be reduced by 10% – and if the rate drops below 7.5%, the program will be canceled completely.
Public companies save 8% of payment costs due to unpaid leave - report
According to the report's authors, this shows that the unpaid leave model was ineffective at what it set out to do.
