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China witnessing a rise in youth joblessness crisis

China witnessing a rise in youth joblessness crisis

Beijing: China's youth unemployment rate has increased and the latest data shows that the jobless rate for people aged between 16 and 24 is over 20 percent now.

Amid COVID job losses, ‘high food prices are hunger’s new best friend’, WFP warns

Amid COVID job losses, ‘high food prices are hunger’s new best friend’, WFP warns

New York: Job losses caused by the COVID-19 pandemic combined with high food prices are making it hard for millions of families to get enough to eat, the World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Thursday.

Over 50,000 people in Japan left jobless due to COVID-19 - Government

Over 50,000 people in Japan left jobless due to COVID-19 - Government

Tokyo, Sep 1 (Sputnik) More than 50,000 people in Japan have lost their jobs temporarily or completely due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the data published on Tuesday by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.

US jobless claims again surpassed 6 mln last week as COVID-19 devastates economy

US jobless claims again surpassed 6 mln last week as COVID-19 devastates economy

Washington/Xinhua/UNI:  The number of initial jobless claims in the United States totaled 6.6 million last week amid mounting economic fallout from COVID-19, following a similar staggering figure the week earlier, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported on Thursday.