Labor force: 568,000 (2005)
Labor force - by occupation: agriculture: 16% industry: 29% services: 55% (2005)
Unemployment rate:
20.3% (includes Gaza Strip) (2005)
Population below poverty line:
45.7% including Gaza Strip (2005)
Household income or consumption by percentage share:
lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
Inflation rate (consumer prices):
2.9% (includes Gaza Strip) (2005)
Budget:
revenues: $1.23 billion
expenditures: $1.64 billion; including capital expenditures of $44
million ; note - these budget data include Gaza Strip (2005)
Agriculture - products:
olives, citrus, vegetables; beef, dairy products
Industries:
generally small family businesses that produce cement, textiles,
soap, olive-wood carvings, and mother-of-pearl souvenirs; the
Israelis have established some small-scale, modern industries in the
settlements and industrial centers
Industrial production growth rate:
2.4%