Unemployment Rate Among Labour Force Participants of Individuals Aged 15 Years and Above in Palestine by Sex and Governorate, 2000-2019
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Sex and EcGovernorate	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019*
Males
Jenin	18.4	40.9	48.2	39.0	30.7	25.7	23.5	20.3	24.6	18.6	15.4	12.3	12.9	15.1	12.1	13.7	15.5	13.7	16.8	17.3
Tubas & Northern Valleys	16.3	33.6	41.8	27.0	22.9	18.3	17.5	20.3	16.7	11.3	11.4	14.0	13.7	14.2	11.4	15.5	15.4	17.6	13.9	7.4
Tulkarm	17.3	22.3	25.9	26.9	22.8	21.4	21.6	19.4	19.6	18.4	19.9	20.5	25.9	17.8	10.8	13.3	12.7	13.2	14.7	8.2
Nablus	10.2	23.0	30.7	25.9	20.0	16.8	16.9	15.4	15.0	12.9	13.8	11.8	10.6	12.1	14.0	12.8	11.9	16.1	13.4	12.1
Qalqiliya	18.2	36.7	30.8	27.1	24.2	21.2	16.1	16.9	22.6	20.2	18.5	20.0	20.1	14.6	10.9	10.9	10.1	7.2	2.8	4.1
Salfit	18.8	47.0	34.4	27.3	21.7	22.1	18.2	18.2	19.5	14.0	12.7	13.7	13.5	17.4	13.8	11.9	13.9	14.6	17.6	16.7
Ramallah & Al-Bireh	9.9	28.4	28.1	21.8	20.8	16.2	15.4	15.7	17.8	17.3	15.3	15.5	16.5	16.6	12.8	17.5	14.7	15.5	14.4	7.3
Jericho & AL Aghwar	7.9	12.8	11.6	9.2	12.3	13.0	14.9	7.8	10.0	8.6	13.2	11.9	15.5	14.9	16.4	12.4	9.5	12.3	15.8	9.4
Jerusalem	12.4	17.2	31.0	24.3	25.1	18.3	14.8	15.4	12.2	11.3	11.3	11.9	17.3	18.1	16.8	12.2	15.6	10.8	9.1	4.3
Bethlehem	10.4	12.1	22.7	19.8	23.2	14.2	13.8	18.8	23.0	20.4	20.2	18.3	20.2	20.3	17.7	11.3	17.9	17.1	17.8	21.1
Hebron	10.5	17.0	28.7	23.3	27.6	27.9	24.9	23.9	28.1	23.2	21.3	19.7	20.4	21.6	18.6	18.1	18.3	19.0	17.1	14.8
Total	12.6	23.4	30.8	25.5	24.3	20.8	19.1	18.5	20.3	17.5	16.6	15.7	17.2	17.3	15.0	14.8	15.4	15.6	14.7	12.1
Femalesunication
Jenin	7.2	10.1	20.1	19.1	20.4	23.2	21.3	14.1	14.6	18.9	15.0	17.2	21.2	29.7	31.2	24.2	33.5	38.0	37.4	41.2
Tubas & Northern Valleys	13.4	14.6	25.3	17.8	17.2	25.4	25.9	18.8	17.5	20.0	12.6	17.0	19.9	21.2	26.6	26.1	30.8	36.0	38.7	23.7
Tulkarm	13.1	12.9	14.7	14.4	19.5	22.6	22.4	25.5	33.0	35.7	31.8	28.5	34.5	27.7	21.9	31.4	31.5	28.8	31.4	30.9
Nablus	14.5	21.1	22.0	23.2	22.4	22.6	19.8	16.2	19.0	12.8	13.9	24.6	27.3	26.0	28.6	30.5	31.0	32.0	26.3	25.8
Qalqiliya	13.4	9.1	10.7	8.6	14.7	18.8	17.1	13.9	27.0	37.0	25.9	27.8	26.5	23.9	18.5	22.3	23.8	26.0	27.6	21.8
Salfit	13.6	11.3	11.2	10.3	10.8	18.4	14.7	21.0	21.3	22.6	22.6	21.8	31.9	27.1	32.5	28.2	22.6	22.4	24.5	14.6
Ramallah & Al-Bireh	7.1	7.9	16.3	13.6	15.9	13.7	18.8	17.0	15.0	16.4	17.6	18.7	19.8	19.5	21.0	27.2	20.8	18.1	21.0	18.9
Jericho & AL Aghwar	3.9	5.4	6.8	9.9	15.7	13.8	12.2	16.9	8.9	5.9	10.6	18.1	28.0	22.3	22.4	22.3	16.7	27.2	33.9	22.7
Jerusalem	6.5	4.9	5.3	12.7	14.3	10.9	8.3	9.1	9.5	13.4	18.1	21.5	19.6	23.4	33.5	26.4	12.7	17.5	23.0	18.4
Bethlehem	5.6	5.4	4.4	8.8	5.6	8.4	13.4	13.3	14.6	19.4	24.5	21.4	19.5	24.1	29.8	21.7	32.5	32.2	31.1	29.1
Hebron	10.4	9.2	10.9	14.9	12.8	16.6	16.3	15.5	19.3	18.9	22.5	25.9	30.1	34.2	28.2	24.8	33.6	38.5	32.9	24.9
Total	9.9	10.7	14.0	15.4	16.5	18.2	17.6	15.5	17.0	18.7	19.7	22.4	25.0	26.8	27.1	26.3	29.4	32.1	30.2	25.8
(*):Unemployment rate according to the revised definition
Definition: http://www.pcbs.gov.ps/Downloads/book2427.pdf
Source: Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, 2020. Labour Force Survey