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Who is working in Palestine today, at what, and for how much.

UNCTAD: over 90% of Gaza's working-age population unemployed; recovery needs $71.5bn

UNCTAD's annual report says 92% of Gaza's economic establishments are damaged or destroyed and GDP per capita fell to $212 in 2025. It records clearance revenues withheld from May 2025 through mid-2026, cumulative deductions above $3.67bn (2019–March 2026), and West Bank schools cut to three in-person days a week.

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Abu Ibrahim, 43

Civil servant in Gaza, paid in worn banknotes (name changed)

Gaza

₪1,500every 45–50 days; it was ₪2,000 every 30–35

Mondoweiss, 14 Oct

Nasr Ouda

Olive-press owner; one production line rebuilt from the rubble

al-Zawayda

1 of 7press lines running again

Palestinian Information Center, 14 Oct

Ahmed Khader, 38

Harvest day labourer; the season used to give him two or three months

Deir al-Balah

1 dayof harvest work this season

Reuters, 14 Oct