29.12 Million Working-Age People Affected by Covid-19 as of August 2020
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The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) recorded 29.12 million working-age people impacted by Covid-19. This figure represents 14.28% of the total working-age population of 203.97 million. The most prevalent impact of Covid-19 was a reduction in working hours, affecting 24.03 million people.
Furthermore, 2.56 million people became unemployed due to Covid-19. Additionally, 1.77 million people were temporarily out of work, and 760,000 people were not part of the workforce but had previously stopped working because of Covid-19.
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