Unemployment peaked at 7.9% in May and June 2009 and has been steadily falling since.
The Central Bureau of Statistics reported today that unemployment in Israel in May 2010 remained unchanged from the previous month at 6.9%.
Unemployment peaked at 7.9% in May and June 2009 and has been steadily falling since. Unemployment stood at 7.1% in January 2010.
Despite the fall in joblessness, unemployment is still far from its low point figure of 5.9% in the summer of 2008.
Published by Globes [online], Israel business news - www.globes-online.com - on June 21, 2010
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