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- Employment rose 4.6% in Q2 2026 to 733,000 workers, according to the Bureau of Statistics.
- Unemployment for ages 15+ was 27.9% (?284,000 people) and underutilization 29.9%.
- Average daily wage was NIS 134.3, just over half Israel’s minimum of NIS 257.75.
- Forty-two point one percent of private-sector wage employees lacked contracts, with 35.5% receiving pension or severance.
- Forty-nine point eight percent of female wage employees received paid maternity leave, although entitlement is 10 weeks.
