The employment service data for July: the number of jobseekers increased by about 4.6 thousand to about 173.5 thousand - but the increase is largely explained by the seasonal phenomenon of the "summer layoffs", mainly education workers, women and the ultra-orthodox society • At the same time, the trend of job seekers actually continued to decrease and the demand for workers strengthened: about 150 thousand vacancies - about four jobs for every five job seekers