- 40,000 Palestinian workers were going to work in Israel, prior to the Intifada, now it's down to 10,000
- 210,000 jobs were lost by Palestinians since the Intifada began for an independent Palestinian homeland free from continual border transgressions by Israel. - General unemployment is now more than 60% of adults in the Gaza Strip. - Whereas in 2000, one worker supported four people in the West Bank, and one worker supported six people in the Gaza Strip, the ratios are now seven and nine respectively (average household size = 6 per household) - The ratio of the total population to the number of people employed, has climbed by more than 50% since the Intifada. - About 80% of the 1.3 million population are living below the poverty line. - Israeli restrictions on the movement of Palestinians and raw materials in and out of the Gaza Strip, prevent business growth. - In agriculture, a lot of workers lost their jobs due to Israeli destruction of wells, farms, and greenhouses. - Production capacity within all sectors of the Gaza Strip has dropped by half. - The investment rate during the last three years has decreased by about 90%. - Public sector employment keeps the Gaza economy from collapsing. Source: http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/19DEF0D3-AA09-4F90-AA5A-262A57F8BC74. htm
