29,400 Palestinian workers join the ranks of Gaza’s unemployed
According to figures published by the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, Gaza’s unemployment spiked by 18.4% in the last quarter of 2013, reaching 38.5%. While the unemployment rate in the West Bank is 18.2%. About 29,400 people joined the ranks of the unemployed in Gaza, bringing the total number of unemployed to 159,600. This is…