Jobs Interrupted : The Effects of COVID-19 in the LAC Labor Markets

Given the importance of labor income in the region, there are several important questions about the effects of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on the labor market. At the outset of the pandemic, 48 percent of Latin American and Caribbean (LAC)...

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Main Authors:	Mejia-Mantilla, Carolina, Olivieri, Sergio, Rivadeneira, Ana, Lara Ibarra, Gabriel, Romero, Javier
Format:	Policy Note
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2021
Subjects:	LABOR MARKET JOB LOSS CORONAVIRUS COVID-19 PANDEMIC IMPACT HOUSEHOLD SURVEY EMPLOYMENT
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/201201624523375828/Jobs-Interrupted-The-Effects-of-COVID-19-in-the-LAC-Labor-Markets http://hdl.handle.net/10986/35866

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spelling	okr-10986-358662021-09-08T05:10:35Z Jobs Interrupted : The Effects of COVID-19 in the LAC Labor Markets Mejia-Mantilla, Carolina Olivieri, Sergio Rivadeneira, Ana Lara Ibarra, Gabriel Romero, Javier LABOR MARKET JOB LOSS CORONAVIRUS COVID-19 PANDEMIC IMPACT HOUSEHOLD SURVEY EMPLOYMENT Given the importance of labor income in the region, there are several important questions about the effects of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on the labor market. At the outset of the pandemic, 48 percent of Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) workers stopped working and 16 percent lost their job. Yet, were job losses similar for all workers? Has the COVID-19 shock exacerbated unfavorable labor market conditions for vulnerable groups over time? What happened to those workers who remained employed throughout the early months of the pandemic? And, what lessons can be drawn from the experience? This note sheds light on these inquiries using household data from the LAC high-frequency phone surveys (HFPS) which were collected between May and August of 2020 from 13 countries in the region. 2021-06-29T18:20:43Z 2021-06-29T18:20:43Z 2021-05 Policy Note http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/201201624523375828/Jobs-Interrupted-The-Effects-of-COVID-19-in-the-LAC-Labor-Markets http://hdl.handle.net/10986/35866 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Brief Latin America & Caribbean Caribbean Latin America
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spellingShingle	LABOR MARKET JOB LOSS CORONAVIRUS COVID-19 PANDEMIC IMPACT HOUSEHOLD SURVEY EMPLOYMENT Mejia-Mantilla, Carolina Olivieri, Sergio Rivadeneira, Ana Lara Ibarra, Gabriel Romero, Javier Jobs Interrupted : The Effects of COVID-19 in the LAC Labor Markets
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description	Given the importance of labor income in the region, there are several important questions about the effects of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on the labor market. At the outset of the pandemic, 48 percent of Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) workers stopped working and 16 percent lost their job. Yet, were job losses similar for all workers? Has the COVID-19 shock exacerbated unfavorable labor market conditions for vulnerable groups over time? What happened to those workers who remained employed throughout the early months of the pandemic? And, what lessons can be drawn from the experience? This note sheds light on these inquiries using household data from the LAC high-frequency phone surveys (HFPS) which were collected between May and August of 2020 from 13 countries in the region.
format	Policy Note
author	Mejia-Mantilla, Carolina Olivieri, Sergio Rivadeneira, Ana Lara Ibarra, Gabriel Romero, Javier
author_facet	Mejia-Mantilla, Carolina Olivieri, Sergio Rivadeneira, Ana Lara Ibarra, Gabriel Romero, Javier
author_sort	Mejia-Mantilla, Carolina
title	Jobs Interrupted : The Effects of COVID-19 in the LAC Labor Markets
title_short	Jobs Interrupted : The Effects of COVID-19 in the LAC Labor Markets
title_full	Jobs Interrupted : The Effects of COVID-19 in the LAC Labor Markets
title_fullStr	Jobs Interrupted : The Effects of COVID-19 in the LAC Labor Markets
title_full_unstemmed	Jobs Interrupted : The Effects of COVID-19 in the LAC Labor Markets
title_sort	jobs interrupted : the effects of covid-19 in the lac labor markets
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2021
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/201201624523375828/Jobs-Interrupted-The-Effects-of-COVID-19-in-the-LAC-Labor-Markets http://hdl.handle.net/10986/35866
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Jobs Interrupted : The Effects of COVID-19 in the LAC Labor Markets

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