Job crisis to worsen in barely recovering Asia-Pacific – ILO

MANILA, Philippines --- Jobs will continue to be scarce in the Asia-Pacific region that is barely recovering from the loss of 54 million jobs when COVID-19 hit in 2020, the International Labor Organization (ILO) said in its employment outlook report released on Monday. "On the surface, employment trends look positive (but) there remain numerous signs that the region's labor market is not yet back on its precrisis track," said the ILO, projecting the job gap to rise next year as employment numbers are only 2 percent above 2019 prepandemic figures. The ILO warned of a continued jobs gap of 22 million this year that is "projected to increase again to 26 million in 2023 given the h...

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