Unemployment

20 stories about Unemployment
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Trending downward: How low can the job market go?

21.12.22|Shahar Ilan
Although the employment figures published this week are still good, the negative trend cannot be ignored. High-tech, for example, is still short of software engineers, but the demand has been cut in half. Is the Israeli economy heading for a soft or hard landing?
התפטרות פיטורים עבודה קריירה

The “Great Resignation” is rocking Israel’s jobs market

29.08.21|Maayan Manela
For many of the local workforce, the global pandemic served as a chance to reevaluate their lives and careers, so who are the Israelis who chose to quit their jobs in a time of crisis?
עבודה מהבית לפטופ מחשב נייד

Israel is failing on the working from home front

18.02.21|Shahar Ilan
According to Israeli labor figures, not all the Israelis that could be working from home are doing so, exacerbating negative employment trends
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Demand for tech workers in Israel has nearly returned to pre-Covid-19 levels

19.11.20|Shahar Ilan
Uncertainty about the future and reduced government aid has kept demand for employees low in other sectors
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Israel announces emergency stimulus program to boost employment in tech and industry

04.10.20|Hagar Ravet
The NIS 60 million program aims to quickly train 3,000 job seekers for R&D positions and R&D support roles
ההר קמפיין גיוס סודהסטרים גיוס עובדים מצחיק

With over 500,000 people jobless, Israeli employers hire celebrities to promote open positions

17.09.20|Maayan Manela
Game of Thrones star Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson is just one of the many entertainers to recently star in recruitment ads for Israeli companies
סניף ביטוח לאומי 2018

Unemployment will rise due to planned holiday lockdown, Israeli government entities warn

13.09.20|Shahar Ilan
As the number of active cases of Covid-19 in Israel continues to rise, the government plans to vote on further limitations for the Jewish High Holidays that would see many businesses forced to shut down, again
מתכנת IT דאטה ניטור אבטחת מידע

Covid-19 cutbacks? No one told the software industry, salaries see a boost despite the pandemic

07.09.20|Maayan Manela
Tech job recruiting company See.V reveals which professions saw the highest salary bumps and suggests the balance of power still leans in employees’ favor
ראיון עבודה מרחוק

Covid-19 cutbacks? These tech companies are hiring in Israel right now

08.07.20|Maayan Manela
With hundreds of thousands newly unemployed and companies big and small forced to cut back on staff, Calcalist has gathered a list of tech companies that are currently hiring
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LinkedIn becomes a battlefield, as job searches shift to the web

21.06.20|Maayan Manela
Employees, freelancers, and job seekers alike now realize that in the world we live in today the only way to stand out, or even just be noticed, is by making their digital presence count
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The Coronavirus Epidemic is not a Tech Crisis But a Global Crisis, Says Michael Eisenberg

11.05.20|Naomi Zoreff
Eisenberg spoke to Calcalist about how the Covid-19 epidemic impacts the local tech scene
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More Than 1 Million Israelis Are Now Unemployed

01.04.20|Adi Pick
The unemployment rate in Israel, surpassed 24%, as the number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the country reached 5,591
ראש הממשלה בנימין נתניהו מדגים שימוש בטישו ב מסיבת עיתונאים של משרד הבריאות בעקבות התפרצות קורונה

Israeli Prime Minister Could Be Exposed to Covid-19 After Adviser Tests Positive for Disease

30.03.20|Shahar Ilan and Adrian Filut
Confirmed cases of coronavirus in Israel reached 4,347 on Monday morning; unemployment rate in the country at 22.7%
קורונה בדיקת קורונה בדרייב אין תל אביב 21.3.20

As Number of Domestic Covid-19 Cases Rises, Israel Settles on Economic Support Measures

29.03.20|CTech
Israel reported 3,865 confirmed coronavirus cases on Sunday morning, 66 of them in serious or critical condition, and 12 dead
לשכת התעסוקה ב תל אביב אבטלה מובטלים דורשי עבודה מיתון

The Majority of Israel’s Newly Unemployed: Women, People Under 35

23.03.20|Shahar Ilan
Nearly 600,000 Israelis have signed up for unemployment since the beginning of the month
בדיקת קורונה תל אביב

Israel Reports 945 Covid-19 Cases, First Coronavirus Death

22.03.20|CTech
The country saw its first death on Friday, an 88-year-old man with pre-existing conditions. As the number of coronavirus cases in the country increase, so does unemployment
לשכת התעסוקה ב תל אביב אבטלה מובטלים דורשי עבודה מיתון

96,000 Israelis Registered for Unemployment in Just 14 Hours

19.03.20|Shahar Ilan
Since Covid-19 hit Israel’s economy at the beginning of March, 330,000 Israelis registered for unemployment, 13-times the number of people who registered in February