Israel - Labor force

Labor force, female (% of total labor force)

Labor force, female (% of total labor force) in Israel was 47.74 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 31 years was 47.87 in 2020, while its lowest value was 39.83 in 1990.

Definition: Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.

Source: Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database and World Bank population estimates. Labor data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1990 39.83
1991 40.16
1992 41.08
1993 41.21
1994 42.12
1995 42.72
1996 43.08
1997 43.36
1998 43.73
1999 44.48
2000 44.91
2001 45.13
2002 45.32
2003 45.81
2004 45.85
2005 46.02
2006 46.01
2007 46.00
2008 45.99
2009 46.68
2010 46.64
2011 46.49
2012 46.85
2013 46.82
2014 47.16
2015 47.13
2016 47.25
2017 47.20
2018 47.63
2019 47.72
2020 47.87
2021 47.74

Labor force, total

The value for Labor force, total in Israel was 4,209,156 as of 2021. As the graph below shows, over the past 31 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 4,209,156 in 2021 and a minimum value of 1,884,312 in 1990.

Definition: Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes people who are currently employed and people who are unemployed but seeking work as well as first-time job-seekers. Not everyone who works is included, however. Unpaid workers, family workers, and students are often omitted, and some countries do not count members of the armed forces. Labor force size tends to vary during the year as seasonal workers enter and leave.

Source: Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database and World Bank population estimates. Labor data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1990 1,884,312
1991 2,020,034
1992 2,122,024
1993 2,246,242
1994 2,352,120
1995 2,445,738
1996 2,492,081
1997 2,545,697
1998 2,585,329
1999 2,671,307
2000 2,774,942
2001 2,841,412
2002 2,865,513
2003 2,936,323
2004 3,014,764
2005 3,090,030
2006 3,174,547
2007 3,265,369
2008 3,329,931
2009 3,418,009
2010 3,507,857
2011 3,553,422
2012 3,643,832
2013 3,712,191
2014 3,810,092
2015 3,874,441
2016 3,950,538
2017 4,018,175
2018 4,092,962
2019 4,146,067
2020 4,109,454
2021 4,209,156

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Labor force structure