Employment rate, 15–64 during each prime minister's tenure
Every prime minister since 1991, ranked by how the employment rate, 15–64 changed from their first day in office. Politare shows what happened during a tenure; it does not claim the office-holder caused it.
| # | Prime minister | In office | Total | Per year | Chart |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Benjamin Netanyahu | 31 Mar 2009 – 13 Jun 2021 | +5.6 pp Q4 2008 → Q1 2021 | +0.5 pp/yr | |
| 2 | Yamina Naftali Bennett | 13 Jun 2021 – 1 Jul 2022 | +3.8 pp Q1 2021 → Q2 2022 | +3.0 pp/yr | |
| 3 |  Ehud Olmert | 4 Jan 2006 – 31 Mar 2009 | +2.4 pp Q4 2005 → Q4 2008 | +0.8 pp/yr | |
| 4 | Ariel Sharon | 7 Mar 2001 – 4 Jan 2006 | +1.3 pp Q4 2000 → Q4 2005 | +0.3 pp/yr | |
| 5 |  Ehud Barak | 6 Jul 1999 – 7 Mar 2001 | +0.9 pp Q2 1999 → Q4 2000 | +0.6 pp/yr | |
| 6 | Benjamin Netanyahu | 29 Dec 2022 – now | −0.1 pp Q3 2022 → Q3 2026 | 0.0 pp/yr | |
| 7 | Benjamin Netanyahu | 18 Jun 1996 – 6 Jul 1999 | −1.2 pp Q1 1996 → Q2 1999 | −0.4 pp/yr |
Sorted by total, highest first. Every row is indexed to the last quarter complete before the first day in office ("from" marks a start that had to move because that period had no data, or because the period cut it); Levels are per cent changes, rates are differences in pp; "per year" compounds levels and divides rates. Tenures with under 12 months, or under three observations, are left out. % of the population aged 15–64 · The Central Bureau of Statistics' labour force survey via the OECD (infra-annual labour statistics), seasonally adjusted · Israel data · as of Sep 2026.