Which Jobs Are Most Vulnerable to COVID-19? What an Analysis of the European Union Reveals
This Research and Policy Brief presents measures of labor market exposure to COVID-19 (coronavirus)in the European Union (EU) by identifying jobs in non-essential industries that cannot be performed from home. Jobs most at risk account for 30 percent of all EU employment. These jobs are concentrated in lagging regions; tend to be low paid and less secure; and are disproportionately held by young, poorly educated workers and migrants. In the absence of urgent large-scale remedial action, the COVID-19 (coronavirus) is likely to exacerbate preexisting socioeconomic and regional disparities.
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| Format: | Policy Note biblioteca |
| Language: | English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2020-05-11
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| Subjects: | CORONAVIRUS, COVID-19, PANDEMIC RESPONSE, INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY, HOME-BASED WORK, EMPLOYMENT, LABOR FORCE, LABOR POLICY, LABOR MARKET, ESSENTIAL GOODS AND SERVICES, VULNERABILITY, |
| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/820351589209840894/Which-Jobs-Are-Most-Vulnerable-to-COVID-19-What-an-Analysis-of-the-European-Union-Reveals http://hdl.handle.net/10986/33737 |
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| Summary: | This Research and Policy Brief presents
measures of labor market exposure to COVID-19
(coronavirus)in the European Union (EU) by identifying jobs
in non-essential industries that cannot be performed from
home. Jobs most at risk account for 30 percent of all EU
employment. These jobs are concentrated in lagging regions;
tend to be low paid and less secure; and are
disproportionately held by young, poorly educated workers
and migrants. In the absence of urgent large-scale remedial
action, the COVID-19 (coronavirus) is likely to exacerbate
preexisting socioeconomic and regional disparities. |
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