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Girls crying in the bus taking them away from Neve Dekalim in Gush Katif (August 2005)
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| By israelinsider staff March 12, 2007 |
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A study conducted by the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Labor has revealed troubling statistics about the rate of unemployment and otherwise poor economic situations of evacuees from the Gaza withdrawal, Ynetnews reported.
According to the study, only 56.8 percent of Gaza evacuees are currently employed. This is an increase since the end of 2005, when only 36.5 percent were working.
Prior to the evacuation in August 2005, 80 percent of the settlers were employed.
The study also revealed that fewer unemployed evacuees are seeking work now (22.3 percent) than a year ago, when 38 percent sought employment.
More troubling, the study shows an increase of 11.2 percent in the number of unemployed evacuees who are not seeking work. 31.2 percent of the evacuees are unemployed and not seeking work, as opposed to 20 percent before the disengagement.
Furthermore, the former settlers' average salary has dropped 39 percent since the withdrawal, from NIS 8,790 ($2,093) to NIS 5,380 (about $1,281).
Currently the evacuees' average salary is lower that the Israeli average of NIS 7,600 ($1,810), while their average salary before the disengagement was above the Israeli average.
The Gaza evacuees are also faced with a drop in their standard of living due to the discrepancies in the prices of goods in the settlements compared to the prices for the same goods in their new residences. |
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