Economic Outlook No 117 — General government employment in Israel
Israel: Economic Outlook No 117 — General government employment was 986,857 in 2026. ▲ Rising
Economic Outlook No 117 — General government employment in Israel, 2000–2026
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Analysis
The most recent figure for economic outlook no 117 — general government employment in Israel is 986,857, measured in 2026. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 25.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, economic outlook no 117 — general government employment in Israel peaked at 986,857 in 2026 and was at its lowest, 593,476, in 2000.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Economic Outlook No 117 — General government employment in Israel, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 593,476 | — |
| 2001 | 617,622 | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 623,468 | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 635,426 | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 630,103 | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 640,621 | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 644,600 | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 664,700 | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 667,700 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 677,800 | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 694,500 | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 719,900 | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 734,904 | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 746,635 | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 768,854 | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 785,254 | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 788,766 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 809,324 | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 842,023 | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 849,867 | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 868,923 | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 900,736 | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 901,644 | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 978,778 | +8.6% |
| 2024 | 980,711 | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 982,919 | +0.2% |
| 2026 | 986,857 | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 639,552 | 593,476 | 677,800 | 10 |
| 2010s | 774,003 | 694,500 | 849,867 | 10 |
| 2020s | 942,938 | 868,923 | 986,857 | 7 |
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More economy & growth data for Israel
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.14 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.56 Percent per annum (2029)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 15.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2435 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 14,690 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), annual growth rate 7.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.8404 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per capita 50,709 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 7.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1702 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is economic outlook no 117 — general government employment in Israel?
- Economic outlook no 117 — general government employment in Israel was 986,857 in 2026, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest economic outlook no 117 — general government employment recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 986,857 in 2026.
- What is the lowest economic outlook no 117 — general government employment recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 593,476 in 2000.
- How does Israel rank for economic outlook no 117 — general government employment?
- Israel ranks 9th out of 17 countries with data for 2026.
- Is economic outlook no 117 — general government employment rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Israel data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Economic Outlook No 117 — General government employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The OECD Economic Outlook presents the OECD’s analysis of the major global economic trends and prospects for the next two years. The Outlook puts forward a consistent set of projections for output, employment, government spending, prices and current balances based on a review of each member country and of the induced effect on each of them on international developments. OECD (2025), OECD Economic Outlook No 117 (Edition 2025/1) EO117 Database documentation EO117 Last historical points gdp inflation cpi population unemployment real gdp gdp per capita employment OECD Economic Outlook website: https://www.oecd.org/economic-outlook/ Contact : eco.outlook@oecd.org Keywords : Outlook, forecasts, forecast, GDP