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Palestinian Central Bureau of

Statistics (PCBS)

Labour Force Survey

Results 2019

The unemployment rate among
labour force participants in Palestine
stood at 25% in 2019, with total
labour under-utilisation at 33%.
Using the latest ‘Revision of
the 19th ICLS resolution’ as
published by the International
Labour Organization (ILO), the
total number of unemployed was
343,800, with 215,100 in Gaza
Strip and 128,700 in the West
Bank. The unemployment rate in
Gaza Strip was 45% compared
with 15% in the West Bank, while
the unemployment rate for males in
Palestine was 21% compared with
41% for females.

Total labour under-utilisation was
487,400 people, including 73,100
discouraged jobseekers and 20,500
in time-related under-employment.

Revised Unemployment Rate in
Palestine by Region, 20152019-

Bethlehem governorate in the West
Bank and Dier Al-Balah governorate
in Gaza Strip registered the highest
rates of unemployment in 2019
Bethlehem Governorate recorded
the highest unemployment rate in
West Bank at 23% followed by Jenin
governorate at 22% while Jerusalem
and Qal’qiliya governorates
registered the lowest in the West
Bank Governorates, with about 7%
for each of them. In Gaza Strip, Dier
Al-Balah Governorate registered the
highest unemployment rate (52%)

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