The percentage of those laid off climbed significantly in the first two weeks of July to 7.6%

The percentage of those laid off in all industries in the economy climbed significantly in the first two weeks of July, to 7.6%, compared with 4.5% of those laid off in mid-June, according to a survey published today (Tuesday) by the Central Bureau of Statistics. .
This is the survey conducted for the seventh time since the crisis began. The current survey covered 1,400 businesses with five or more employee jobs, in some of the activities in the economy: in the high-tech industries, traditional and mixed industry, construction, retail trade, financial services, insurance services and food and beverage services (including restaurants, stalls and banquet halls). The survey population comprised about 1.45 million employees, which is about 34% of the total employees in the economy on the eve of the Corona crisis.
The survey data show a deterioration in all the industries examined. Thus, the strengthening of the layoff trend encompassed all industries, with the sharpest increase in the rate of layoffs recorded in the technical professional services, transportation and transportation industries - from 2.1% in mid-June to 7.2%. The highest dismissal rate can be found in the food and beverage services industry - 13.5%, followed by construction - 10.8%. At the same time, for the first time since April, there was a decrease in the percentage of employed persons in the various industries, from 81.5% in mid-June to 79.6% in the current survey.
The data also show that the proportion of workers in the Knesset fell to 7.3% in the first two weeks of July, compared with 8.4% in mid-June - against the background of incentive programs to return workers to employment. To previous surveys. The decrease in the percentage of employees in the Knesset was mainly reflected in the retail trade and manufacturing industries, while in the food and beverage services industries (restaurants and banquet halls) there was an increase, with the return of restrictions on this industry. Previous), in addition to about 3% in the industry (compared with 3.8% in the previous survey).