Highest Unemployment in Palestinian Territory

Top 100 cities ranked by highest unemployment

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Highest Unemployment — Palestinian Territory

1 Banī Zayd ash Shārqīyah WE 24.4%

2 Bet Arye WE 24.4%

3 Kharbathā al Mişbāḩ WE 24.4%

4 Jannātah WE 24.4%

5 Sinjil WE 24.4%

6 Banī Zayd WE 24.4%

7 Al Fukhkhārī GZ 24.4%

8 Dayr Abū Ḑa‘īf WE 24.4%

9 Geva Binyamin WE 24.4%

10 Ḩūsān WE 24.4%

11 ‘Awartā WE 24.4%

12 Huwara WE 24.4%

13 Ḩuwwārah WE 24.4%

14 Bayt Kāḩil WE 24.4%

15 Birqīn WE 24.4%

16 Bayt Līd WE 24.4%

17 Ḩizmā WE 24.4%

18 Ḩablah WE 24.4%

19 ‘Abasān al Jadīdah GZ 24.4%

20 Beit El WE 24.4%

21 Sīlat az̧ Z̧ahr WE 24.4%

22 Az Zaytūnīyah WE 24.4%

23 Dayr Sāmit WE 24.4%

24 Jammā‘īn WE 24.4%

25 Biddū WE 24.4%

26 Za‘tarah WE 24.4%

27 An Naşr GZ 24.4%

28 Naḩḩālīn WE 24.4%

29 Bīr Zayt WE 24.4%

30 Al Mughrāqah GZ 24.4%

31 Bal‘ā WE 24.4%

32 ‘Illār WE 24.4%

33 Dayr Dibwān WE 24.4%

34 Maythalūn WE 24.4%

35 Khārās WE 24.4%

36 Silwād WE 24.4%

37 Qabalān WE 24.4%

38 ‘Anabtā WE 24.4%

39 Qaţanah WE 24.4%

40 Kafr Rā‘ī WE 24.4%

41 ‘Aşīrah ash Shamālīyah WE 24.4%

42 ‘Aqrabā WE 24.4%

43 Qarne Shomeron WE 24.4%

44 ‘Azzūn WE 24.4%

45 Bayt Liqyā WE 24.4%

46 Bayt ‘Awwā WE 24.4%

47 Alfei Menasheh WE 24.4%

48 Bidyā WE 24.4%

49 Ash Shuyūkh WE 24.4%

50 Dhannābah WE 24.4%

51 Kokhav Ya‘aqov WE 24.4%

52 Jaba‘ WE 24.4%

53 Qaffīn WE 24.4%

54 Baytā al Fawqā WE 24.4%

55 Oranit WE 24.4%

56 Al Khaḑir WE 24.4%

57 Khuzā‘ah GZ 24.4%

58 Bayt Ūlā WE 24.4%

59 Dayr al Ghuşūn WE 24.4%

60 Taffūḩ WE 24.4%

61 Sīlat al Ḩārithīyah WE 24.4%

62 Ad Dawḩah WE 24.4%

63 ‘Arrābah WE 24.4%

64 Efrata WE 24.4%

65 ‘Attīl WE 24.4%

66 Bayt Fūrīk WE 24.4%

67 Ţammūn WE 24.4%

68 Shūkat aş Şūfī GZ 24.4%

69 Bayt Fajjār WE 24.4%

70 Al ‘Ubaydīyah WE 24.4%

71 Salfīt WE 24.4%

72 Abū Dīs WE 24.4%

73 Givat Zeev WE 24.4%

74 ‘Anātā WE 24.4%

75 Bayt Ūmmar WE 24.4%

76 Baytūnyā WE 24.4%

77 Wādī al Jawz WE 24.4%

78 Ya‘bad WE 24.4%

79 Tarqūmyā WE 24.4%

80 Bayt Sāḩūr WE 24.4%

81 Shokat as-Sufi GZ 24.4%

82 Ţūbās WE 24.4%

83 Al Yāmūn WE 24.4%

84 Bayt Jālā WE 24.4%

85 Az Zuwāydah GZ 24.4%

86 Balāţah WE 24.4%

87 Al ‘Ayzarīyah WE 24.4%

88 Sa‘īr WE 24.4%

89 ‘Abasān al Kabīrah GZ 24.4%

90 Idhnā WE 24.4%

91 Qabāţīyah WE 24.4%

92 As Samū‘ WE 24.4%

93 Al Qarārah GZ 24.4%

94 Banī Na‘īm WE 24.4%

95 Jericho WE 24.4%

96 Dūrā WE 24.4%

97 Ḩalḩūl WE 24.4%

98 Ar Rām wa Ḑāḩiyat al Barīd WE 24.4%

99 Surif City WE 24.4%

100 ‘Aţārūt WE 24.4%

Cities with the highest unemployment rates in Palestinian Territory face significant economic challenges. Banī Zayd ash Shārqīyah has an unemployment rate of 24.4%. These communities often struggle with limited job opportunities, industry decline, or seasonal employment patterns.

High unemployment can have cascading effects on a community, including reduced consumer spending, lower tax revenues, and increased demand for social services. Understanding the causes — whether structural, cyclical, or seasonal — is important for developing effective solutions.

Many cities with high unemployment are actively working to diversify their economies, attract new industries, and invest in workforce development programs to help residents gain skills for in-demand occupations.

Did You Know?

1. In Banī Zayd ash Shārqīyah, about 1 in 4 workers is looking for a job.
2. Seasonal economies (tourism, agriculture) can cause unemployment rates to fluctuate dramatically throughout the year.
3. Many high-unemployment cities have seen improvement through targeted economic development and workforce training programs.

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