JERUSALEM--Israel's unemployment rate edged higher to 5.0 percent in May from 4.8 percent in April, the Central Bureau of Statistics said on Monday.
The number of employed increased 0.1 percent to 3.643 million, with 60.9 percent of those aged 15 and over having jobs, unchanged from April.
Full-time employment gained 0.5 percent, while part-time employment also rose 0.5 percent in May.
The participation rate in the labour force of those 15 and older rose to 64.1 percent in May from 64.0 percent in April.
Israel's economy is forecast to grow about 3.2 percent in 2015 after a 2.8 percent pace last year.
In the first quarter, Israel's jobless rate dipped to 5.4 percent from 5.6 percent in the fourth quarter.
REUTERS
