In 2002, only about a third of haredi men, and just over half of haredi women, were employed. Those numbers surged between 2003 and 2015.
The survey found that 70% of the ultra-Orthodox have not changed their opinion regarding conscription since the outbreak of the war between Israel and Hamas.
Of Israel's population, an estimated 9.45 million people, around 1.2 million (or 13%) are considered ultra-orthodox.
Seventy-five years after David Ben-Gurion gave the famous exemption to 400 yeshiva students, the state is again facing a critical juncture.
The most important issue in the protest against the judicial reform is the issue of religion and state, said Liberman and attacked the Haredi parties.
Not being exposed to daylight following long hours of study causes short-sightedness, leading to a trend in haredi boys.
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