Highest Unemployment in West Bank

Top 100 cities ranked by highest unemployment

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All Countries · Palestinian Territory · West Bank

Highest Unemployment — West Bank

1 East Jerusalem 24.4%

2 Hebron 24.4%

3 Nablus 24.4%

4 Battir 24.4%

5 Ţūlkarm 24.4%

6 Ramallah 24.4%

7 Qalqīlyah 24.4%

8 Yaţţā 24.4%

9 Ma‘ale Adummim 24.4%

10 Al Bīrah 24.4%

11 Old City 24.4%

12 Janīn 24.4%

13 Bethlehem 24.4%

14 Az̧ Z̧āhirīyah 24.4%

15 Bayt Ḩanīnā 24.4%

16 ‘Aţārūt 24.4%

17 Surif City 24.4%

18 Ar Rām wa Ḑāḩiyat al Barīd 24.4%

19 Ḩalḩūl 24.4%

20 Dūrā 24.4%

21 Banī Na‘īm 24.4%

22 Jericho 24.4%

23 As Samū‘ 24.4%

24 Qabāţīyah 24.4%

25 Idhnā 24.4%

26 Sa‘īr 24.4%

27 Al ‘Ayzarīyah 24.4%

28 Balāţah 24.4%

29 Bayt Jālā 24.4%

30 Al Yāmūn 24.4%

31 Ţūbās 24.4%

32 Bayt Sāḩūr 24.4%

33 Tarqūmyā 24.4%

34 Ya‘bad 24.4%

35 Wādī al Jawz 24.4%

36 Baytūnyā 24.4%

37 Bayt Ūmmar 24.4%

38 ‘Anātā 24.4%

39 Givat Zeev 24.4%

40 Abū Dīs 24.4%

41 Salfīt 24.4%

42 Al ‘Ubaydīyah 24.4%

43 Bayt Fajjār 24.4%

44 Ţammūn 24.4%

45 Bayt Fūrīk 24.4%

46 ‘Attīl 24.4%

47 Efrata 24.4%

48 ‘Arrābah 24.4%

49 Ad Dawḩah 24.4%

50 Sīlat al Ḩārithīyah 24.4%

51 Taffūḩ 24.4%

52 Dayr al Ghuşūn 24.4%

53 Bayt Ūlā 24.4%

54 Al Khaḑir 24.4%

55 Oranit 24.4%

56 Baytā al Fawqā 24.4%

57 Qaffīn 24.4%

58 Jaba‘ 24.4%

59 Kokhav Ya‘aqov 24.4%

60 Dhannābah 24.4%

61 Ash Shuyūkh 24.4%

62 Bidyā 24.4%

63 Alfei Menasheh 24.4%

64 Bayt ‘Awwā 24.4%

65 Bayt Liqyā 24.4%

66 ‘Azzūn 24.4%

67 Qarne Shomeron 24.4%

68 ‘Aqrabā 24.4%

69 ‘Aşīrah ash Shamālīyah 24.4%

70 Kafr Rā‘ī 24.4%

71 Qaţanah 24.4%

72 ‘Anabtā 24.4%

73 Qabalān 24.4%

74 Silwād 24.4%

75 Khārās 24.4%

76 Maythalūn 24.4%

77 Dayr Dibwān 24.4%

78 ‘Illār 24.4%

79 Bal‘ā 24.4%

80 Bīr Zayt 24.4%

81 Naḩḩālīn 24.4%

82 Za‘tarah 24.4%

83 Biddū 24.4%

84 Jammā‘īn 24.4%

85 Dayr Sāmit 24.4%

86 Az Zaytūnīyah 24.4%

87 Sīlat az̧ Z̧ahr 24.4%

88 Beit El 24.4%

89 Ḩablah 24.4%

90 Ḩizmā 24.4%

91 Bayt Līd 24.4%

92 Birqīn 24.4%

93 Bayt Kāḩil 24.4%

94 Ḩuwwārah 24.4%

95 Huwara 24.4%

96 ‘Awartā 24.4%

97 Ḩūsān 24.4%

98 Geva Binyamin 24.4%

99 Dayr Abū Ḑa‘īf 24.4%

100 Banī Zayd 24.4%

Cities with the highest unemployment rates in West Bank face significant economic challenges. East Jerusalem 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 East Jerusalem, 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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