Work & Labour in Palestine

88 indicators covering work & labour for Palestine.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 18.9% 2022 up 17.1% 177th
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 72.1% 2022 up 6.2% 70th
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 45.0% 2022 up 7.9% 166th
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 10.9% 2022 up 30.1% 176th
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 51.1% 2022 up 7.4% 67th
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 30.8% 2022 up 10.2% 136th
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 20.1% 2022 up 19.3% 177th
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 75.3% 2022 up 7.0% 113th
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 47.3% 2022 up 9.1% 170th
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 26.3% 2022 up 10.2% 177th
Employment in services, female (% of female employment) 82.9% 2022 up 25.4% 68th
Employers, female (% of female employment) 2.0% 2022 up 24.0% 93rd
Employment in industry (% of total employment) 29.9% 2022 up 20.9% 22nd
Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) 33.8% 2022 up 21.1% 34th
Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) 10.9% 2022 up 6.3% 82nd
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) 3.7% 2022 down 57.0% 86th
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) 2.9% 2022 down 44.2% 79th
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) 7.7% 2022 down 68.4% 68th
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) 76.2% 2022 up 14.0% 66th
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) 76.0% 2022 up 12.5% 63rd
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) 77.1% 2022 up 21.4% 72nd
Employment in services, male (% of male employment) 59.9% 2022 down 5.2% 60th
Employment in services (% of total employment) 63.8% 2022 up 0.1% 83rd
Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) 56.6% 2022 up 1.0% 6th
Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) 31.6% 2022 up 2.5% 14th
Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) 36.1% 2022 up 4.2% 14th
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) 23.8% 2022 down 28.2% 121st
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) 24.0% 2022 down 26.0% 124th
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) 22.9% 2022 down 37.2% 115th
Employers, total (% of total employment) 5.4% 2022 down 15.6% 32nd
Employers, male (% of male employment) 6.1% 2022 down 18.1% 45th
GDP per person employed 27,596 constant 2021 PPP $ 2022 down 8.9% 118th
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 28.7% 2025 up 24.8% 3rd
Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 28.5% 2025 up 41.0% 3rd
Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 29.7% 2025 down 13.6% 4th
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 72.0% 2025 up 3.4% 85th
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 18.2% 2025 up 3.0% 187th
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 45.5% 2025 up 3.5% 180th
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 12.0% 2025 up 15.3% 165th
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 51.6% 2025 up 2.3% 64th
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 25.3% 2025 down 0.4% 189th
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 32.2% 2025 up 4.2% 122nd
Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) 40.8% 2025 up 9.1% 4th
Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) 37.4% 2025 up 11.1% 6th
Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) 56.1% 2025 down 0.8% 3rd
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of 31.0% 2022 down 13.2% 51st
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of ma 19.8% 2022 down 7.2% 54th
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of y 25.4% 2022 down 10.8% 50th
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) 4.7% 2022 up 28.4% 179th
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) 35.0% 2022 up 6.2% 113th
Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) 11.4% 2022 down 5.1% 181st
Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) 57.6% 2022 up 2.9% 147th
Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) 34.0% 2022 up 1.0% 178th
Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) 20.9% 2022 down 40.1% 113th
Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) 17.9% 2022 down 28.4% 130th
Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) 18.4% 2022 down 31.3% 122nd
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) 19.7% 2022 up 7.8% 162nd
Unemployment with basic education 32.6% 2025 up 51.4% 3rd
Unemployment with basic education, male 33.7% 2025 up 52.6% 3rd
Unemployment with intermediate education 24.6% 2025 up 17.6% 5th