Informa Markets: Pandemic led to a loss of 57m jobs in 2020

Informa Markets senior VP HR and corporate communications Asia Andy Luk, speaking at the CTC Hong Kong Corporate Travel Summit, noted (23-May-2023) the volume of online job vacancies fell by over 50% in all countries by early May-2020. Mr Luk said demand for specific skills in the healthcare sector and in logistics increased and the COVID pandemic led to a loss of 57 million jobs in 2020.