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95.6K Israelis sign up for unemployment benefits amid coronavirus crisis

MARCH 19, 2020 12:02

As Israel has partially shut down, thousands of Israelis have been sent on unpaid leave.

The National Insurance Institute reported that 95,600 people registered between Wednesday at 6 p.m. and Thursday at 8 a.m. Since the beginning of March 333,000 job-seekers have registered for financial assistance.

86% of those who applied for financial assistance were sent on unpaid leave. More than half of those applying (53%) were men.

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