The Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics has reported that unemployment in the Strip has surged in the first quarter of 2014 to 41 percent, the highest rate since 2009. The number of unemployed persons stands at 180,000 people. A year ago, in the first quarter of 2013, the rate of unemployment was 30 percent – … Continue reading
Unemployment rose to 39 percent of the workforce in the Gaza Strip as a result of the Egyptian destruction of underground tunnels between Egypt and Gaza, the Ministry of the Economy in Gaza said on Sunday. “This means that the number of jobless people in Gaza has risen to 140,000,” Hatem Uweida, the ministry undersecretary, … Continue reading