Strictness of employment protection — Individual dismissals in Israel

Israel: Strictness of employment protection — Individual dismissals was 2.37 0-6 scale in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
2.37 0-6 scale
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
12th
of 41 countries
All-time high
2.37 0-6 scale
in 2008
All-time low
2.37 0-6 scale
in 2008
Years of data
17
2008–2024

Strictness of employment protection — Individual dismissals in Israel, 2008–2024

00.511.522.52008201620242008: 2.4 0-6 scale2009: 2.4 0-6 scale2010: 2.4 0-6 scale2011: 2.4 0-6 scale2012: 2.4 0-6 scale2013: 2.4 0-6 scale2014: 2.4 0-6 scale2015: 2.4 0-6 scale2016: 2.4 0-6 scale2017: 2.4 0-6 scale2018: 2.4 0-6 scale2019: 2.4 0-6 scale2020: 2.4 0-6 scale2021: 2.4 0-6 scale2022: 2.4 0-6 scale2023: 2.4 0-6 scale2024: 2.4 0-6 scale

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in 0-6 scale.

Analysis

The most recent figure for strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals in Israel is 2.37 0-6 scale, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals in Israel peaked at 2.37 0-6 scale in 2008 and was at its lowest, 2.37 0-6 scale, in 2008.

That places Israel 12th out of 41 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

Strictness of employment protection — Individual dismissals in Israel, year by year

Annual values for Strictness of employment protection — Individual dismissals (regular contracts) in Israel, 2008 to 2024.
Year 0-6 scale Change
2008 2.37 0-6 scale
2009 2.37 0-6 scale +0.0%
2010 2.37 0-6 scale +0.0%
2011 2.37 0-6 scale +0.0%
2012 2.37 0-6 scale +0.0%
2013 2.37 0-6 scale +0.0%
2014 2.37 0-6 scale +0.0%
2015 2.37 0-6 scale +0.0%
2016 2.37 0-6 scale +0.0%
2017 2.37 0-6 scale +0.0%
2018 2.37 0-6 scale +0.0%
2019 2.37 0-6 scale +0.0%
2020 2.37 0-6 scale +0.0%
2021 2.37 0-6 scale +0.0%
2022 2.37 0-6 scale +0.0%
2023 2.37 0-6 scale +0.0%
2024 2.37 0-6 scale +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 2.37 0-6 scale 2.37 0-6 scale 2.37 0-6 scale 2
2010s 2.37 0-6 scale 2.37 0-6 scale 2.37 0-6 scale 10
2020s 2.37 0-6 scale 2.37 0-6 scale 2.37 0-6 scale 5

Countries ranked near Israel

  1. 9 France 2.56 0-6 scale compare
  2. 10 Italy 2.56 0-6 scale compare
  3. 11 Austria 2.48 0-6 scale compare
  4. 13 Norway 2.33 0-6 scale compare
  5. 14 Sweden 2.32 0-6 scale compare
  6. 15 Greece 2.19 0-6 scale compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals in Israel?
Strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals in Israel was 2.37 0-6 scale in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals recorded in Israel?
The highest recorded value was 2.37 0-6 scale in 2008.
What is the lowest strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals recorded in Israel?
The lowest recorded value was 2.37 0-6 scale in 2008.
How does Israel rank for strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals?
Israel ranks 12th out of 41 countries with data for 2024.
Is strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals rising or falling in Israel?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Israel data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Strictness of employment protection — Individual dismissals (regular contracts). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Strictness of employment protection — Individual dismissals (regular contracts)
Unit
0-6 scale
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
50 places, 1,336 data points, 1985–2025
Last refreshed

The OECD indicators of employment protection are synthetic indicators of the strictness of regulation on dismissals and the use of temporary contracts. For each year, indicators refer to regulation in force on the 1st of January. For more information and full methodology, see OECD Indicators of Employment Protection webpage Last data update: May 2022 OECD statistics contact: ELS.Contact@oecd.org