Global job losses could exceed 25 mn, much more than estimated by UN days ago; US jobless claims surge to record levels

The International Labour Organization, a UN agency, had estimated a week ago that, based on different scenarios for the impact of the pandemic on growth, the global ranks of the jobless would rise by between 5.3 million and 24.7 million.

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