The Periodic Labour Force Survey data also that the employment market has not only recovered from the jolt of the Covid-19 pandemic, but also is currently at a higher level that the pre – pandemic times
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After a decline during the first quarter of 2020-21 due to the nationwide lockdown in wake of the COVID situation, various indicators of employment have bounced back remarkably, said the Ministry of Finance on Monday.
The labour economist says that the data masks sharp and worrying increases in under-employment, poor quality employment and the resort to agriculture as distress employment.