Study Reveals Discrimination Against Jewish and Israeli Job Applicants in U.S. Hiring

Jewish and Israeli Americans must send significantly more applications to receive the same job responses as candidates with Western European backgrounds, according to new ADL research.

The Anti-Defamation League's study found Jewish Americans needed to submit 24% more job applications than Western European candidates to receive equal positive responses.
Israeli Americans faced even steeper discrimination, requiring 39% more applications for comparable outcomes in the U.S. labor market.
The research involved 3,000 applications for administrative assistant roles sent to employers across 23 U.S. cities between May and October 2024.
The study highlights the subtle but significant impact of antisemitic bias in hiring practices, with names and prior associations signaling Jewish or Israeli identity influencing employer responses.
ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt called for urgent action to address workplace discrimination as antisemitic incidents and beliefs continue to rise nationwide.