Corona implications: 950,000 of nearly 4 million n the labor market did not return to work in May

950,000 of nearly 4 million participants in the labor market in Israel did not return to work in May due to causes related to the Corona virus (IAA or days off).
At the same time, the number of temporary workers absent from work all week among persons aged 15 and over was 797.6 thousand, compared with 1.5 million in April. 684,000 were absent all week due to Corona virus-related causes, up from 1.3 million last month.
The number of unemployed persons absent from work for part of the week among persons aged 15 and over was 666.1 thousand (compared with 1.011 million in the previous month). Some of them were absent for part of the week due to causes related to the Corona virus 265.6 thousand people (compared with 252.1 thousand the previous month).
The total percentage of employees who are temporarily absent from work all week or part of the week of all employed persons was 37.6% (compared with 64.6% in the previous month and 24.5% in May last year). The percentage of missing persons all week or part of the week due to causes associated with the Corona virus was 24.4% (compared with 39% the previous month).
By sector, the highest percentage of persons absent from work, of all employed persons, for reasons related to the Corona virus was in the hospitality and food services industry (64.4%), arts, entertainment and leisure (50.5%), other services (42.4%), transport services, storage , Postal and courier services (34.9%), education (32.2%) and management and support services (31.2%).
A breakdown by profession found that the high percentage of missing persons due to Corona virus-related causes was of sales and service workers (37.1%), general officials and office workers (28.8%), engineers, technicians, agents and related professionals (28.1%). It was also found that the highest percentage of unemployed persons, of all employed persons, was registered among those aged 65 and over - 46.7% (of which for reasons related to Corona - 37%), among persons aged 64-60 - 41.4% (of which for reasons related to Corona - 26.4 %), Among those aged 34-30 - 39.4% (of which for reasons related to Corona - 23.6%), and among those aged 29-25 - 39.2% (of which for reasons related to Corona - 26.9%).
Other data suggesting the consequences of the crisis show that people who do not want to work yet cannot find a job because of the gradual opening of businesses. The number of those who do not participate in the workforce who want to work and did not seek work in the last month because of the crisis reached about 81,000 in May 2020 (about 37,000 men, about 44,000 women).
Another figure indicating the impact of the Corona virus crisis is related to the reason for the cessation of work in March, April and May 2020. During these months, approximately 241,000 people stopped working (approximately 117,000 men, approximately 124,000 women); Of those, about 148,000 stopped working because of layoffs, reductions or closures (about 76,000 men, about 73,000 women).