Unemployment nears 80% in Gaza, UN agency says

Unemployment in the Gaza Strip has reached nearly 80% since the war with Israel erupted last October, the United Nations labour agency said on Friday, bringing the average unemployment rate across Palestinian territories to more than 50%. Unemployment in the Gaza Strip has reached 79.1%, while the West Bank has seen

Unemployment raised by 2.70 lakh in 1st quarter of 2023: BBS

 The number of unemployed people has increased by 2.70 lakh to 25.90 lakh in the first quarter of current year (2023), said a survey on labour force conducted by Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS). The BBS disclosed the survey report in a press conference at the conference hall of National Economic

66pc National University graduates unemployed

Sixty-six percent of students graduating from colleges affiliated with the National University are not getting jobs as per a recent survey. Meanwhile, only 21 percent have attained a job following graduation or post-graduation from those institutes, according to a survey by the Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS). The government research agency

Unemployment of returning migrants dropped, challenges increased: IOM

Key findings of a recent report of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) indicate that in the months after the government lifted the nationwide lockdown, more returnees were able to find jobs, reports of health and psychosocial challenges declined, household-level food access or food security improved. However, household debt had increased