Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Israel
Israel: Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates was 3.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Israel, 1969–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Israel stood at 3.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and down 42.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Israel peaked at 13.5% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, in 1973.
Israel ranks 148th of 185 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 57 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.5% | 4.5% | 4.5% | 1 |
| 1970s | 3.3% | 2.6% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.0% | 4.5% | 8.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.8% | 7.8% | 11.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.1% | 7.7% | 13.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.6% | 3.7% | 8.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.7% | 2.9% | 4.8% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Israel?
- Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Israel was 3.0% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 13.5% in 2003.
- What is the lowest unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 1973.
- How does Israel rank for unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates?
- Israel ranks 148th out of 185 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Israel data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the labor force without work, but actively looking for a job and available to start soon. Figures refer to national estimates and may not be fully comparable across countries.