Unemployment - Israel
Value & RankThe Unemployment of Israel is 5.80 (%) with a global rank of 142.
Israel compared to other CountriesThe Unemployment of Israel is similar to that of Chile, Azerbaijan, Trinidad and Tobago, Russia, Moldova, Brazil, Australia, Kazakhstan, Germany, Myanmar with a respective Unemployment of 6.00, 6.00, 5.90, 5.80, 5.80, 5.70, 5.70, 5.30, 5.30, 5.20 (%) and a global rank of 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147.Last 10 years averageIsrael had an average Unemployment of 7.67 (%) in the last 10 years from (2003 to 2013).
Israel during the Great RecessionIsrael's Unemployment had a negative growth (decline) of 8.43% during the Great RecessionIsrael since the end of the Great RecessionIsrael's Unemployment had a negative growth (decline) of 23.7% since the end of the Great RecessionIsrael during the 2006 Israel / Lebanon WarIsrael's Unemployment had a negative growth (decline) of 7.78% during the 2006 Israel / Lebanon WarIsrael since the end of the 2006 Israel / Lebanon WarIsrael's Unemployment had a negative growth (decline) of 30.1% since the end of the 2006 Israel / Lebanon War
Israel compared to other CountriesThe Unemployment of Israel is similar to that of Chile, Azerbaijan, Trinidad and Tobago, Russia, Moldova, Brazil, Australia, Kazakhstan, Germany, Myanmar with a respective Unemployment of 6.00, 6.00, 5.90, 5.80, 5.80, 5.70, 5.70, 5.30, 5.30, 5.20 (%) and a global rank of 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147.Last 10 years averageIsrael had an average Unemployment of 7.67 (%) in the last 10 years from (2003 to 2013).
Israel during the Great RecessionIsrael's Unemployment had a negative growth (decline) of 8.43% during the Great RecessionIsrael since the end of the Great RecessionIsrael's Unemployment had a negative growth (decline) of 23.7% since the end of the Great RecessionIsrael during the 2006 Israel / Lebanon WarIsrael's Unemployment had a negative growth (decline) of 7.78% during the 2006 Israel / Lebanon WarIsrael since the end of the 2006 Israel / Lebanon WarIsrael's Unemployment had a negative growth (decline) of 30.1% since the end of the 2006 Israel / Lebanon War
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1991 | 10.60 |
1992 | 11.20 |
1993 | 10.00 |
1994 | 7.80 |
1995 | 6.90 |
1996 | 6.70 |
1997 | 7.70 |
1998 | 8.50 |
1999 | 8.90 |
2000 | 8.80 |
2001 | 9.30 |
2002 | 10.40 |
2003 | 10.70 |
2004 | 10.40 |
2005 | 9.00 |
2006 | 8.30 |
2007 | 7.30 |
2008 | 6.10 |
2009 | 7.60 |
2010 | 6.70 |
2011 | 5.60 |
2012 | 6.90 |
2013 | 5.80 |
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Chile | 137 | 6.00 |
Azerbaijan | 138 | 6.00 |
Trinidad and Tobago | 139 | 5.90 |
Russia | 140 | 5.80 |
Moldova | 141 | 5.80 |
Israel | 142 | 5.80 |
Brazil | 143 | 5.70 |
Australia | 144 | 5.70 |
Kazakhstan | 145 | 5.30 |
Germany | 146 | 5.30 |
Myanmar | 147 | 5.20 |
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Datasource: Compile from multiple sources
CIA - The World Factbook
Workbank - World Development Indicators
CIA - The World Factbook
Workbank - World Development Indicators