Gaza unemployment since start of Israel’s war soars to nearly 80%: ILO
Al Jazeera
Labour agency says occupied West Bank joblessness stands at almost 32 percent, giving a combined total of 50.8 percent.
Unemployment in the Gaza Strip has hit a “staggering” 79.1 percent since Israel launched its military onslaught on the besieged and bombarded territory in October last year, according to the United Nations labour agency.
In its latest assessment of the impact of the war on employment, the International Labour Organization (ILO) also said on Friday that joblessness in the occupied West Bank, which has also been hit by the crisis, had also reached nearly 32 percent.
This brings the average unemployment rate across the occupied Palestinian territory to 50.8 percent.
The figures, however, do not include those who have exited the labour force altogether amid worsening job prospects, the ILO said, warning that the actual numbers were higher.
