Subscribe to Print Edition | Sun., December 07, 2008 Kislev 10, 5769 | | Israel Time: 20:32 (EST+7)
Haaretz israel news English
web haaretz.com
Haaretz Toolbar
Diplomacy
Defense Jewish World Opinion National
Print Edition
Car Rental
Books Haaretz Magazine Business Real Estate GA 2008 Travel Week's End Anglo File
Last update - 00:00 28/07/2008
UN report: At 45%, Gaza unemployment is highest in the world
By Haaretz Service
Tags: Gaza Strip, unemployment UN 

The unemployment rate in the Gaza Strip now stands at 45 percent, higher than anywhere else in the world, according to a report released recently by the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration.

Nearly 95 percent of all factories operating in Gaza have been closed down in recent years, says the report. Israel's year long economic blockade on the coastal territory and repeated closure of electricity and fuel sources have also contributed to the humanitarian crisis.

According to a separate report published by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), the unemployment rate in the West Bank reached 25 percent between July and December 2007 - double the average rate in the Middle East and North Africa region.
Advertisement
Related articles:
  • Humanitarian crisis? In Gaza?
  • A year after Gaza takeover, Hamas shows no sign of ending violence
  • World Bank: Gaza Strip may face 'irreversible' economic collapse
    • Bookmark to del.icio.us  
     
    Violence on film
    Two settlers filmed shooting at Palestinians turn themselves in to police.
    Warning to Iran
    Bush: United States will not allow Iran to develop a nuclear weapon.
      1.   More UN lies 14:38  |  Frank 28/07/08
      2.   Not enough qassam factories to go round 14:39  |  x-ray 28/07/08
      3.   Unemployment in Gaza Highest in the world? 15:06  |  David Nigel Braham 28/07/08
      4.   IS THIS ISRAEL`S PROBLEM? 15:23  |  Ian 28/07/08
      5.   Of their own choosing! 15:31  |  Arie 28/07/08
      6.   Had they not been employed in terror... 15:54  |  judith 28/07/08
      7.   End the Egyptian Blockade 16:19  |  Steven Ruddell 28/07/08
      8.   GAZA UNEMPLOYMENT 16:32  |  David Oshry 28/07/08
      9.   Work accidents 16:45  |  utagawa 28/07/08
      10.   Blame Fatah and Hamas 17:02  |  Benjamina 28/07/08
      11.   DEPENDS WHAT YOU MEASURE 17:03  |  Brant 28/07/08
      12.   But Jails are very busy there, what Haaretz doesn`t want you (2) 17:23  |  Genuine Tosefta 28/07/08
      13.   At 45%, Gaza unemployment is highest in the world. 17:33  |  Jean Van Daem 28/07/08
      14.   But Jails are very busy there, what Haaretz doesn`t want you know 17:35  |  Genuine Tosefta 28/07/08
      15.   But Jails are very busy there, what Haaretz doesn`t want you know 17:35  |  Genuine Tosefta 28/07/08
      16.   Genuine Tosefta: Correct 17:38  |  Brant 28/07/08
      17.   Genuine Tosefta: Correct 17:38  |  Brant 28/07/08
      18.   Philistine choices 18:01  |  Dr Noam 28/07/08
      19.   ISRAEL WANTS THIS TO HAPPEN 18:01  |  indrajaya 28/07/08
      20.   WANTED MURDER FOR HIRE IN GAZA;VIRGINS ARE YOUR REWARD AWAITING 18:36  |  glenna 28/07/08
      21.   what a shame, no pay for rocket murder 18:36  |  frenz 28/07/08
      22.   How does the UN know? 18:38  |  DJ 28/07/08
      23.   What Happened to the Farms and Hothouses that employed Thousands? 18:39  |  Straight Talk 28/07/08
      24.   But per capita GNP and other quality of life metrics 18:42  |  DJStahl 28/07/08
      25.   Poor Pals 20:07  |  Howie 28/07/08
      26.   Most Dangerous 12:02  |  Nathan Rai 29/07/08
      27.   Because they are given FISH instead of a FISHING ROD.CHARITY NUTS 12:55  |  Alan SA 29/07/08
      28.   worse than Mogadishu...........? 14:48  |  r 29/07/08
     Read & React
    Hebron settlers accuse IDF of collective punishment
    Responses: 94
    Livni wants to rethink Gaza truce in wake of Qassam barrages
    Responses: 23
    Amos Harel: Nothing justifies striking a photographer armed only with a camera
    Responses: 45
    Fania Oz-Salzberger / Hebron pogromists brought catastrophe unto Israel
    Responses: 31


    More Headlines
    20:24 Israel offers to ease West Bank restrictions over upcoming holidays
    18:14 IAF bombs Gaza militants preparing to fire Qassams
    19:53 Obama: Iran's threats against Israel counter all we believe
    16:55 Olmert: I am shamed by Hebron settlers' pogrom
    20:26 Israel pulls 20 Palestinians from list of 250 prisoners set for release
    18:20 Latest Bar Mitzvah fad? Going green, but at a price
    18:02 Settler who shot Palestinians in Hebron remanded 4 more days
    19:48 IDF soldier suspected of assaulting Haaretz photographer says she struck him first
    13:14 Israeli post-trauma experts head to Mumbai to help terror victims
    19:08 Parents of soldiers at Tel Arad base: Don't let our sons become cancer victims
    16:34 Tel Aviv police seize Israeli-Arab boat set to deliver aid to Gaza
    18:01 Thousands of Muslims denounce Israel as pilgrims gather for final day of hajj
    Previous Editions
    Special Offers
    Advertisement
    Summer in Israel
    Israeli style - Tzofim Chetz V'Keshet 2009
    Living in Israel Studying in English
    Click & Meet our students from all around the world
    Fattal Hotel Chain
    Perfectly located hotels on best resorts of Israel.
    Car rental in Israel
    Shlomo Sixt Receive $15.00 from our low rates.
    Eldan Rent a Car
    Israel's leading car rental company offers you a 20% discount on all online reservations
    Jewish Singles Personal Ads
    Find the love of your life on JDate.com
    Hebrew Summer courses
    From $39.95
    Junkyard
    Junk a car - get free towing nationwide and a tax-deductible receipt
    Home | TV | Print Edition | Diplomacy | Opinion | Arts & Leisure | Sports | Jewish World | Underground | Site rules |
    Real Estate in Israel | Travel to Israel with Haaretz | Hotels Israel | Restaurants Israel | Tourist attractions Israel | Shops Israel
    birthright Israel | Search engine marketing
    Haaretz.com, the online edition of Haaretz Newspaper in Israel, offers real-time breaking news, opinions and analysis from Israel and the Middle East. Haaretz.com provides extensive and in-depth coverage of Israel, the Jewish World and the Middle East, including defense, diplomacy, the Arab-Israeli conflict, the peace process, Israeli politics, Jerusalem affairs, international relations, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, the Palestinian Authority, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, the Israeli business world and Jewish life in Israel and the Diaspora.
    © Copyright  Haaretz. All rights reserved