Even as the economy almost fully reopens with the virus waning, low-paid workers are opting to stay home; demand for restaurant staff surges, Employment Service says

Central Bureau of Statistics says 14.6% of Israelis without work in November, down from 18% in October

Of the 108,475 people newly registered as jobless in October, 16% were fired, compared with 9% in September; as in first lockdown, young people and women once again bear the brunt

Officials say nearly 1 million -- almost a quarter of the workforce -- out of work, of whom almost 600,000 are on furlough

Employment Service says nearly 1 million out of work -- almost a quarter of the workforce -- including almost 600,000 on furlough

With fresh lockdown, over 120,000 Israelis register as job-seekers in past week -- most for the second time this year, and mainly women

Previous crises have shown economists that if young unemployed men and women don't get back to work quickly, they could get stuck on the margins of the labor force for good