Unemployment
AI bet goes awry: Oracle fires 21,000 employees
Oracle laid off ~13% of its staff to fund a $300B computing deal with OpenAI. Now, a credit downgrade and $7B in required power grid guarantees put the massive project in jeopardy.
monday.com to cut 20% of global workforce, more than 600 employees to be laid off
Relocate or resign: Samsung gives hundreds of US employees an ultimatum
The labor market has not yet recovered from the war
Gaza war, AI use trigger rising unemployment in Israel's tech sector, Taub Center study finds
The unemployment rate in the industry has risen and exceeded the average in the economy, and in 2024 there was a sharp fall in the number of vacant jobs.
Weird trend: Unemployed people pay to pretend they have jobs
A simulated work environment, fake bosses, and lunch included—that’s the daily routine for young people who prefer to pay NIS 185 a month to pretend they have a job rather than admit they don't.
‘Worse than the worst case scenario’: Wall Street reacts to Trump tariffs, S&P index drops 3.9%
Wall Street executives said that investors were withdrawing their money first and asking questions later.
Nearly three-quarters of Israelis fear they cannot handle employment crisis - study
"The last decade has been characterized by profound changes that have dramatically affected the labor market in Israel and around the world."
Fifth of Israelis displaced by war out of work, survey shows
Around a third of Israeli households have reported a fall in their incomes since the start of the war, a proportion that reached as high as 44% among households in the north.
Unemployment rates in Israel fall to 2.6% in January
The unemployment rate remains at historic low levels.
Record numbers of reservists and fewer new jobs: Israel's labor market at war
"The decline in employment among Arabs and haredim is concerning given the well-known challenges these populations face in the labor market," according to a report by the Taub Center.
The Talmud says Torah scholars should work. Why do haredi Jews refuse to do so? - opinion
Do non-working haredi men today truly believe that they are more worthy Torah scholars than were the great sages of the Talmudic and subsequent eras?
Job seekers in Israel drop to 165k in November amid post-war recovery
Northern ceasefire hints at job market improvement as Israel’s job seekers decline to lowest since war's start.
Gold prices dip on strong U.S. jobs report
Lower unemployment print reignites talks about inflationary pressures and the Federal Reserve’s focus on jobs.
