How Many Haredi Men in Israel Have Jobs? 101,800 of 190,400
101,800 of 190,400 working-age Haredi men were employed at the end of Q2 2024, about 53%, on Central Bureau of Statistics data.
101,800 of 190,400 working-age Haredi men were employed at the end of the second quarter of 2024, about 53%, on Central Bureau of Statistics figures reported in the State Comptroller of Israel’s May 2025 follow-up audit on the accessibility of higher education to Haredi society. The rate is a share of the working-age Haredi male population, not of all Haredi men and not of Haredi households. The same audit puts working-age Haredi women at about 80% employed, 150,100 of 187,400.
| Figure | What it counts | Period |
|---|---|---|
| 101,800 | Working-age Haredi men employed | End of Q2 2024 |
| 190,400 | Working-age Haredi men, the base behind the 53% | End of Q2 2024 |
| About 53% | Employment rate of working-age Haredi men | End of Q2 2024 |
| About 80% | Employment rate of working-age Haredi women, 150,100 of 187,400 | End of Q2 2024 |
| About 87% | Employment rate of working-age non-Haredi Jewish men, 1,314,600 of 1,514,700 | End of Q2 2024 |
| 12.3% | Haredi share of Israel’s population | End of 2022 |
Source: State Comptroller of Israel, Accessibility of Higher Education to Haredi Society, follow-up audit, May 2025, reporting Central Bureau of Statistics data.
101,800 of 190,400 working-age Haredi men were employed, about 53%
The State Comptroller of Israel published both the numerator and the denominator, so the rate can be checked against the counts that produced it: 101,800 employed out of 190,400 working-age Haredi men, which the audit writes as about 53%. The figures are Central Bureau of Statistics data for the end of the second quarter of 2024, carried into a state audit whose own subject is access to higher education rather than the labour market.
- The base is working-age Haredi men, not all Haredi men, so children and men above working age are outside the 190,400.
- The count is of the employed, not of the labour force, so it is not the complement of an unemployment rate.
- The audit reports the rate rounded, as about 53%; the counts divide to 53.5%.
About 80% of working-age Haredi women were employed, against 53% of men
The State Comptroller reported working-age Haredi women at 150,100 employed out of 187,400, about 80%, for the same quarter and from the same Central Bureau of Statistics data. The two bases differ by 3,000 people, so within this audit the men’s and women’s rates rest on near-identical working-age populations.
- Haredi men: 101,800 of 190,400 employed, about 53%, end of Q2 2024.
- Haredi women: 150,100 of 187,400 employed, about 80%, end of Q2 2024.
- Both are employment rates of a working-age group, published by the Comptroller as an Israeli state audit relaying Bureau figures.
The audit’s 87% comparator is non-Haredi Jewish men, not all men
The comparison group in the audit is non-Haredi Jews, and naming it matters because the rate changes with the group. The State Comptroller recorded about 87% of working-age non-Haredi Jewish men employed, 1,314,600 of 1,514,700, and about 83% of working-age non-Haredi Jewish women, 1,275,000 of 1,544,100, both at the end of the second quarter of 2024 on Central Bureau of Statistics data. Arab men and Arab women are not counted in either comparator.
Haredi society was 12.3% of Israel’s population at end-2022
The State Comptroller recorded Haredi society at 12.3% of Israel’s population at the end of 2022, and relayed Central Bureau of Statistics projections for later decades. The 2045 and 2065 figures are projections published by the Bureau, not measured counts, and the audit presents them as such.
| Figure | What it counts | Type | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12.3% | Haredi share of Israel’s population | Measured share | End of 2022 |
| 22%, 3.2 million people | Projected Haredi share and number | Bureau projection | 2045 |
| 32%, 6.4 million people | Projected Haredi share and number | Bureau projection | 2065 |
Source: State Comptroller of Israel, 2025 follow-up audit, reporting Central Bureau of Statistics data.
No figure here breaks Haredi men’s employment down by sector or hours
The State Comptroller’s 2025 follow-up audit publishes employment rates and headcounts and nothing beneath them. It carries no breakdown by industry, no average weekly hours and no earnings figure for Haredi men, and the Central Bureau of Statistics monthly Labour Force Survey release for April 2026 reports national figures with no Haredi breakdown.
- Sector of employment: not published in the audit.
- Hours worked: not published in the audit.
- Earnings: not published in the audit.
- Central Bureau of Statistics, Labour Force Survey for April 2026, seasonally adjusted: 62.0% of persons aged 15 and over in the labour force, 60.2% employed, 2.9% of the labour force unemployed, with no Haredi breakdown.
Which figures here are projections, and which are counts?
The employment figures are Central Bureau of Statistics data for the end of the second quarter of 2024, reported inside a State Comptroller follow-up audit. The 22% and 32% for 2045 and 2065 are Bureau projections and may not be reported as counts. The Haredi and non-Haredi Jewish rates share a period and a definition and are comparable with each other; they are not comparable with the Labour Force Survey rates for April 2026, which cover all persons aged 15 and over and use a different base. Unemployment in that survey is a share of the labour force, not of the population.
Questions readers ask
How many Haredi men in Israel have jobs?
The State Comptroller reported 101,800 employed working-age Haredi men at the end of the second quarter of 2024, on Central Bureau of Statistics data.
What is the Haredi male employment rate?
The State Comptroller recorded about 53%, being 101,800 of 190,400 working-age Haredi men, at the end of the second quarter of 2024.
Is 53% a share of all Haredi men?
No. The State Comptroller published it as a share of working-age Haredi men, 190,400 people at the end of the second quarter of 2024.
How does that compare with other Jewish men?
The State Comptroller recorded about 87% of working-age non-Haredi Jewish men employed, 1,314,600 of 1,514,700, in the same quarter.
Does that 87% cover all Israeli men?
No. The State Comptroller states the group as non-Haredi Jewish men; Arab men are not included in it.
How many Haredi women work?
The State Comptroller reported 150,100 of 187,400 working-age Haredi women employed, about 80%, at the end of the second quarter of 2024.
Is the gap between Haredi and non-Haredi Jewish women large?
The State Comptroller recorded about 80% for Haredi women against about 83% for non-Haredi Jewish women, both for the end of the second quarter of 2024.
Which body produced these figures?
The Central Bureau of Statistics produced the labour figures, and the State Comptroller of Israel published them in its May 2025 follow-up audit on accessibility of higher education to Haredi society.
How large is the Haredi population?
The State Comptroller recorded Haredi society at 12.3% of Israel’s population at the end of 2022.
Are the 2045 and 2065 figures measurements?
No. The Central Bureau of Statistics publishes them as projections, 22% and 3.2 million people in 2045 and 32% and 6.4 million people in 2065.
What is Israel’s overall employment rate?
The Central Bureau of Statistics reported a 60.2% employment rate among persons aged 15 and over in April 2026, seasonally adjusted, with 62.0% in the labour force.
Can the national rate be compared with the Haredi rate?
No. The Central Bureau of Statistics measures the national rate against everyone aged 15 and over, while the audit’s Haredi rate uses a working-age base for one population group.
How many hours do employed Haredi men work?
The State Comptroller publishes no hours figure in this audit, and the Central Bureau of Statistics Labour Force Survey release for April 2026 publishes no Haredi breakdown.
Do Haredi schools teach the core curriculum?
The State Comptroller reported that 56% of pupils in Haredi primary institutions studied the core curriculum in school year 5779, that is 2018/19.
Sources
- Central Bureau of Statistics, 2026. Labour Force Survey, monthly release, media release 154/2026, data for April 2026. cbs.gov.il. Official or primary record.
- State Comptroller of Israel, 2020. The Ministry of Education: Haredi Education and Its Supervision. Annual Report 70b, chapter 210. library.mevaker.gov.il. Official or primary record.
- State Comptroller of Israel, 2025. Accessibility of Higher Education to Haredi Society, Follow-up Audit. Report 75c, May 2025. library.mevaker.gov.il. Official or primary record.
