Unemployment rates in Israel have hit an all-time low, a new report by the Central Bureau of Statistics said Thursday. The figures reflect a steady decrease of an aggregated 2.2% in jobless rates since 2012. The unemployment rate in May was 4.8%, compared to 4.9% in April and 5.3% in March. According to the data, since 2012, the number of unemployed Israelis has decreased by 31.4%, from 277,083 to 190,000. Jobless rates among Israelis ages 25 to 64 marked an all-time low as well, at 4.1% in May, compared to 4.3% in April. Unemployment among men in this age group was 4.8%, while unemployment among women in this age group was slightly higher, 4.9%. The CBS also found that 77.1% of adult Israelis, or 3.74 million people, were salaried employees, and that among them, 77.9% had full-time jobs.
