Unemployment Rate in December 2017 Lowest Since 1970s

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Israel’s unemployment rate was down 0.3 percent from November last month, having dropped to four percent nationwide.

The jobless rate in December 2017 was the lowest since the 1970s, according to the Central Bureau of Statistics.

The unemployment rate for the entire year of 2017 was 4.2 percent, compared to 4.8 percent in 2016.