Israel vs United States of America: Number of strikes and lockouts

Israel
32
in 2022
United States of America
31
in 2024
Israel rank
31st
United States of America rank
32nd

Number of strikes and lockouts over time

  • Israel
  • United States of America
0100200300400197219982024

How they compare

Israel currently reports 32 against 31 in United States of America, a difference of 1.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1974 it was United States of America ahead.

Israel ranks 31st and United States of America ranks 32nd of 99 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 4 and United States of America in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Israel United States of America Difference Ahead
1970s 106.5 273.83 167.33 United States of America
1980s 105.6 114.2 8.6 United States of America
1990s 79 34.7 44.3 Israel
2000s 42.3 20.7 21.6 Israel
2010s 33.5 15.4 18.1 Israel
2020s 32 24 8 Israel

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of strikes and lockouts, Israel or United States of America?
Israel, at 32 against 31 in United States of America as of 2022.
What is the difference in number of strikes and lockouts between Israel and United States of America?
1, with Israel ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and United States of America?
42 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2022.
How do Israel and United States of America rank globally for number of strikes and lockouts?
Israel ranks 31st and United States of America ranks 32nd of 99 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Labour Organization, published as Number of strikes and lockouts. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of strikes and lockouts
Source
International Labour Organization
Licence
ILO Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
99 places, 2,354 data points, 1969–2024
Last refreshed

A strike is a temporary work stoppage carried out by one or more groups of workers with a view to enforcing or resisting demands or expressing grievances, or supporting other workers in their demands or grievances. A lockout is a total or partial temporary closure of one or more places of employment, or the hindering of the normal work activities of employees, by one or more employers with a view to enforcing or resisting demands or expressing grievances, or supporting other employers in their demands or grievances. Data disaggregated by economic activity are provided according to the latest version of the International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities (ISIC) available for that year. Data may have been regrouped from national classifications, which may not be strictly compatible with ISIC. For more information, refer to the Industrial Relations data (IRdata) database description.