Pay for Israeli workers at NIS 11,667 ($3,710) per month; tech workers make about NIS 26,242 ($8,344)

Officials figures show number of people in country grew by 146,000 since last Jewish new year, including 20,000 immigrants

Prices up all over the country; consumer price index rises 1.6% since beginning of the year

Sharpest rise in prices is seen in Jerusalem, followed by Tel Aviv and then Haifa, according to figures from the Central Bureau of Statistics; cost of living also up

Figures show those with average salaries must save up for 11.5 years to afford an apartment; economic recovery from COVID is sped up by vaccination drive

Latest stats find 73.9% of population are Jews, 21.1% are Arabs, and 5% are members of other groups

With restrictions on businesses eased, the number of jobless shrunk by tens of thousands

Central Bureau of Statistics data shows economy shrunk for the first time since marginal drop in 2002, but Jewish state's performance better than expected, far ahead of OECD

Statistics show increase of 151,000 people since last year; 176,000 babies born, 20,000 people immigrate, 50,000 people die; 1 in 15 deaths were from COVID-19

Government report shows 2,586 more people died than during this period last year -- approximate number of virus fatalities; most significant excess mortality among 70-79 group