Average wage in the economy rose in August: this is the amount of the increase in shekels

The average salary for an Israeli employee rose in August to 14,448 shekels, an increase of 581 shekels compared to August last year. The number of jobs decreased by 2.2% compared to July. The Central Bureau of Statistics published preliminary estimates.

The average salary of an Israeli employee rose in August to 14,448 shekels, an increase of 581 shekels compared to August last year, a rise of 4.2%. This is according to preliminary estimates from the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Meanwhile, the number of salaried jobs in August stood at 4.158 million, a decrease of 2.2% compared to July and an increase of 0.9% compared to August last year. The CBS also updated the July data: the average salary stood at 14,534 shekels, an increase of 472 shekels compared to July last year. In the high-tech sector, the average salary in July was 34,301 shekels, an increase of 781 shekels compared to July last year. The number of salaried jobs in high-tech in July was 397.3 thousand, a decrease of 0.2% compared to June and a decrease of 0.3% compared to July last year. The share of salaried jobs in high-tech stood at 9.3% of all salaried jobs in the economy.