Original Data
In December 2022 (compared with November 2022, among persons aged 15 and over): (For monthly data 12/2022)
Participation rate in the labour force – 63.8% (63.2% in the previous month).
Employment rate (the percentage of employed persons out of the total population) – 61.0% (60.6% in the previous month).
Unemployment rate – 4.3% (4.1% in the previous month).
The percentage in labour force of employed persons temporarily absent from work all week due to economic reasons + unemployed persons – 4.5% (same as in the previous month).
The percentage in labour force of persons not in the labour force who stopped working due to dismissal or closure of the workplace from March 2020 + employed persons temporarily absent from work all week due to economic reasons + unemployed persons – 5.1% (same as in the previous month).
The percentage in labour force of discouraged workers +persons not in the labour force who stopped working due to dismissal or closure of the workplace from March 2020 + employed persons temporarily absent from work all week due to economic reasons + unemployed persons – 5.5% (5.4% in the previous month).
Employment rate excluding persons temporarily absent from work all week due to economic reasons – 60.9% (60.4% in the previous month).
A file on Tracking Government Employment Targets can be seen on the CBS website. (Hebrew only)
Number and percentage in labour force | November 2022 | December 2022 |
Unemployed persons | 181,100 4.1% | 189,300 4.3% |
Employed persons temporarily absent from work all week due to economic reasons + unemployed persons | 198,900 4.5% | 201,300 4.5% |
Persons not in the labour force who stopped working due to dismissal or closure of the workplace from March 2020 + employed persons temporarily absent from work all week due to economic reasons + unemployed persons | 224,000 5.1% | 228,300 5.1% |
Discouraged workers +persons not in the labour force who stopped working due to dismissal or closure of the workplace from March 2020 + employed persons temporarily absent from work all week due to economic reasons + unemployed persons | 237,500 5.4% | 245,900 5.5% |