HR Center: Unemployment rates in Gaza exceeded 80% during War
The Palestinian Center for Human Rights revealed on Thursday that Gaza workers have suffered for many years from the Israeli blockade, restrictions, and denial of their most basic rights.
The center said in a press statement: "Before the war of extermination, data from the Central Bureau of Statistics showed that the unemployment rate in Gaza reached 45.1%, compared to 12.9% in the West Bank."
It added: "It was noted that unemployment was spreading at an alarming rate among university degree holders and diploma holders."
The center continued: "At that time, the unemployment rate among graduates aged 19–29 in Gaza reached 73%."
He added, "Reports from the International Labor Organization and the Palestine Economic Policy Research Institute (MAS) during the months of the war indicate that unemployment rates in Gaza rose to more than 80% by the end of 2024."
The center stated, "Four out of five individuals of working age were left without a source of income," explaining that "the overall unemployment rate in the West Bank after the war reached approximately 35%."
It added, "The war destroyed approximately 90% of the housing, infrastructure, and industrial, commercial, agricultural, and service facilities in the Gaza Strip."
The center noted that the enemy prevented workers from accessing agricultural lands and fishing at sea.
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