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Israel Unemployment Rate

Israel's unemployment rate fell to 2.9% in August 2025 from 3.1% in July 2025. This decrease shows a tighter labor market, driven by labor supply issues from military reserve duty and a lack of non-Israeli workers. The ratio of job vacancies to unemployed individuals remains high. Employment and participation rates saw a slight decrease in August but the economy shows resilience. High job vacancy numbers indicate strong labor demand. Israel's record low unemployment rate was 2.6% in August 2024 and record high was 11.4% in March 1992.

Monthly Historical Data (1992-2025)

(in %)
Month Unemployment Rate
Aug 2025 2.9%
Jul 2025 3.1%
Jun 2025 2.7%
May 2025 3.1%
Apr 2025 3%
Mar 2025 2.9%
Feb 2025 2.8%
Jan 2025 2.6%
Dec 2024 2.6%
Nov 2024 2.7%
Oct 2024 2.6%
Sep 2024 2.7%
Aug 2024 2.6%
Jul 2024 2.7%
Jun 2024 3.1%
May 2024 3.4%
Apr 2024 3.4%
Mar 2024 3.4%
Feb 2024 3.3%
Jan 2024 3.2%
Dec 2023 3.2%
Nov 2023 2.8%
Oct 2023 3%
Sep 2023 3.2%
Aug 2023 3.1%
Jul 2023 3.4%
Jun 2023 3.6%
May 2023 3.6%
Apr 2023 3.6%
Mar 2023 3.8%
Feb 2023 3.9%
Jan 2023 4.3%
Dec 2022 4.2%
Nov 2022 3.9%
Oct 2022 4%
Sep 2022 3.8%
Aug 2022 3.5%
Jul 2022 3.4%
Jun 2022 3.3%
May 2022 3.7%
Apr 2022 3.5%
Mar 2022 3.8%
Feb 2022 3.9%
Jan 2022 3.9%
Dec 2021 4.1%
Nov 2021 4.4%
Oct 2021 4.8%
Sep 2021 5%
Aug 2021 5%
Jul 2021 5%
Jun 2021 5.2%
May 2021 5.4%
Apr 2021 5.3%
Mar 2021 5.4%
Feb 2021 5.2%
Jan 2021 4.7%
Dec 2020 4.9%
Nov 2020 4.8%
Oct 2020 4.6%
Sep 2020 4.6%
Aug 2020 4.8%
Jul 2020 4.8%
Jun 2020 4.7%
May 2020 4.1%
Apr 2020 3.6%
Mar 2020 3.5%
Feb 2020 3.4%
Jan 2020 3.8%
Dec 2019 3.6%
Nov 2019 3.9%
Oct 2019 3.6%
Sep 2019 3.6%
Aug 2019 3.6%
Jul 2019 3.6%
Jun 2019 3.9%
May 2019 3.7%
Apr 2019 4%
Mar 2019 4%
Feb 2019 4.1%
Jan 2019 4.2%
Dec 2018 4.2%
Nov 2018 4%
Oct 2018 4.1%
Sep 2018 4.2%
Aug 2018 3.9%
Jul 2018 4.1%
Jun 2018 3.9%
May 2018 4%
Apr 2018 4%
Mar 2018 3.9%
Feb 2018 3.9%
Jan 2018 3.7%
Dec 2017 3.9%
Nov 2017 4.1%
Oct 2017 4.1%
Sep 2017 4%
Aug 2017 4.1%
Jul 2017 3.9%
Jun 2017 4.3%
May 2017 4.5%
Apr 2017 4.4%
Mar 2017 4.5%
Feb 2017 4.4%
Jan 2017 4.5%
Dec 2016 4.2%
Nov 2016 4.5%
Oct 2016 4.7%
Sep 2016 4.8%
Aug 2016 4.7%
Jul 2016 4.7%
Jun 2016 4.6%
May 2016 4.8%
Apr 2016 5.1%
Mar 2016 5.3%
Feb 2016 5.4%
Jan 2016 5%
Dec 2015 5.2%
Nov 2015 5.2%
Oct 2015 5.3%
Sep 2015 5.1%
Aug 2015 5.1%
Jul 2015 5.4%
Jun 2015 5.4%
May 2015 5.1%
Apr 2015 4.9%
Mar 2015 5.5%
Feb 2015 5.3%
Jan 2015 5.6%
Dec 2014 5.7%
Nov 2014 5.7%
Oct 2014 5.7%
Sep 2014 5.9%
Aug 2014 6.2%
Jul 2014 6.1%
Jun 2014 6%
May 2014 6%
Apr 2014 5.8%
Mar 2014 5.8%
Feb 2014 5.9%
Jan 2014 5.7%
Dec 2013 5.9%
Nov 2013 5.7%
Oct 2013 5.7%
Sep 2013 5.9%
Aug 2013 5.7%
Jul 2013 6.1%
Jun 2013 6.2%
May 2013 6.7%
Apr 2013 6.8%
Mar 2013 6.7%
Feb 2013 6.8%
Jan 2013 6.8%
Dec 2012 6.8%
Nov 2012 6.9%
Oct 2012 6.9%
Sep 2012 6.9%
Aug 2012 6.7%
Jul 2012 6.5%
Jun 2012 6.7%
May 2012 7%
Apr 2012 7%
Mar 2012 7.4%
Feb 2012 7%
Jan 2012 6.8%
Dec 2011 5.4%
Sep 2011 5.6%
Jun 2011 5.5%
Mar 2011 6%
Dec 2010 6.6%
Sep 2010 6.6%
Jun 2010 6.4%
Mar 2010 7%
Dec 2009 7.3%
Sep 2009 7.7%
Jun 2009 8%
Mar 2009 7.6%
Dec 2008 6.5%
Sep 2008 6%
Jun 2008 5.9%
Mar 2008 6.1%
Dec 2007 6.7%
Sep 2007 7.3%
Jun 2007 7.6%
Mar 2007 7.7%
Dec 2006 7.8%
Sep 2006 8.3%
Jun 2006 8.8%
Mar 2006 8.8%
Dec 2005 8.9%
Sep 2005 8.9%
Jun 2005 9%
Mar 2005 9.2%
Dec 2004 9.9%
Sep 2004 10.1%
Jun 2004 10.5%
Mar 2004 10.9%
Dec 2003 10.9%
Sep 2003 10.9%
Jun 2003 10.4%
Mar 2003 10.8%
Dec 2002 10.2%
Sep 2002 10.3%
Jun 2002 10.3%
Mar 2002 10.5%
Dec 2001 10.3%
Sep 2001 9.6%
Jun 2001 8.8%
Mar 2001 8.5%
Dec 2000 8.8%
Sep 2000 8.8%
Jun 2000 8.8%
Mar 2000 8.6%
Dec 1999 8.7%
Sep 1999 9%
Jun 1999 9%
Mar 1999 8.8%
Dec 1998 8.1%
Sep 1998 8.1%
Jun 1998 9.3%
Mar 1998 8.7%
Dec 1997 7.8%
Sep 1997 8.1%
Jun 1997 7.5%
Mar 1997 7.3%
Dec 1996 7%
Sep 1996 6.6%
Jun 1996 6.5%
Mar 1996 6.6%
Dec 1995 6.7%
Sep 1995 6.8%
Jun 1995 7%
Mar 1995 7.4%
Dec 1994 7.6%
Sep 1994 7.6%
Jun 1994 7.9%
Mar 1994 8.1%
Dec 1993 8.8%
Sep 1993 10%
Jun 1993 10.2%
Mar 1993 11%
Dec 1992 11.1%
Sep 1992 11%
Jun 1992 11.2%
Mar 1992 11.4%

Recent Events

datetime event actual previous consensus
2025-09-15 06:00 AM Unemployment Rate (Aug) 2.9% 3.1% -

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Israel Unemployment Rate : Definition
Israel's unemployment rate shows the percentage of the labor force that is jobless but actively seeking work. It's calculated by dividing the number of unemployed individuals by the total labor force. The labor force includes both employed and unemployed people.
Indicator Last Value Prior Value Period
Annual Unemployment Rate 3.15% 3.6% 2024
Female Labor Force Rate 62.04% 61.83% 2024