Ratios to the sum of labor force and potential labor force. 2. Labor Underutilization Indicator 4 (LU4) is the sum of unemployed persons, persons in time-related underemployment, and the potential labor force. Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, "Labour Force Survey (Detailed Tabulation)."
I emphasize that the issues which the Bank of Israel opposes reflect, from the Bank’s professional perspective, measures that are liable to negatively impact the public and to serve as a marked risk to the stability of the economy.