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View all search resultsCOVID-19-joblessness
Business 5 years ago
More than 600,000 lose work in UK as COVID hits jobs market
The number of people on British company payrolls fell by more than 600,000 in April and May as the coronavirus lockdown hit the labor market, and vacancies plunged by the most on record, official data showed on Tuesday.
Sports 5 years ago
Asia's One Championship cuts staff as MMA shows halted by virus
Asia's largest mixed martial arts promotion, One Championship, said Monday it was cutting 20 percent of its staff worldwide after being unable to stage fight cards for almost four months because of the coronavirus pandemic.
World 5 years ago
France's 'Generation COVID' faces bleak future with jobs scarce
France was already one of the worst places in Europe to be a young job-seeker because of a rigid labor market and resulting shortage of long-term contracts. When the coronavirus hit, finding employment, even as an apprentice, became tougher.
World 5 years ago
Calm before the storm for Japan suicides as coronavirus ravages economy
The phones at the Tokyo suicide hotline start ringing as soon as it opens for its once-weekly overnight session. They don't stop until the lone volunteer fielding calls from hundreds of people yearning to talk signs out early the next morning.
World 5 years ago
As hunger spreads under lockdown, Guatemalans and Salvadorans raise white flag
Strict coronavirus lockdowns in Guatemala and El Salvador have so battered local economies that hundreds of families are flying white flags outside their homes or waving them in the street: not in surrender, but to seek food and assistance.
World 5 years ago
US layoffs surpass 38.6 million as lawmakers debate stimulus
Job losses in the United States are slowing but totaled an unheard-of 38.6 million since the coronavirus pandemic lockdowns began, while officials debate what additional steps will be needed to rescue the beleaguered economy.
World 5 years ago
UK jobless claims jump to highest since 1996 as COVID crisis hits
A measure of the number of people claiming unemployment benefits in Britain leapt to its highest level since 1996 in April, the first full month of the government's coronavirus lockdown, data published on Tuesday showed.
