Good news according to Israel’s Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), reporting unemployment has fallen to an all-time low, 4.9% as the number of working Israelis has hit an all-time high. The record-breaking level was achieved in April 2015. Among men, unemployment dropped to 4.9% in April, down from 5.2% and for women, 4.7%, down from 5.4% in March.

The CBS report adds that the number of Israelis employed in April 2015 reached 3.64 million, or 60.9%. The national workforce is comprised of 1.9 million men and 1.74 million women.

(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)