Haredi male employment up 28 percent

According to data released by the Bank of Israel, the number of employed men among Israel's most ultra-religious sector has seen a huge jump over the past 10 years.

By Hila Weisberg | 10:25 13.08.12 |

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The employment rate for Haredi men increased 10 percentage points between 2002 and 2011, according to a report published by the Samuel Neaman Institute for National Policy Research the Institute for National Policy Research.

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