Level of unemployment in the PA rises
Official PA TV News, on the rise in unemployment in the PA in the second quarter of 2016 according to a new survey of the PA Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics
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The following statistics are shown on a map of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip
West Bank | Gaza Strip | |
No. of unemployed | 155,100 | 203,600 |
Percentage of unemployment | 18.3% | 41.7% |
Unemployment rate by gender (i.e., West Bank and Gaza Strip combined) | Women - 44.7% Men – 22.1% | |
Employees in the local market - 859,400 (i.e., employed in the West Bank and Gaza Strip) | 32% | 56% |
Absorption capacity in the public sector | 15% | 37% |
Average daily wage | 98.3 [Israeli] shekels per employee | 56.6 [Israeli] shekels per employee |