The COVID-19 pandemic has taken a toll on Uruguay’s labor market, with unemployment climbing by double digits in May, experts have said.
Consulting firm CPA Ferrere reported “stagnation” in the employment rate in recent months and even “a slight drop in May, for the first time since the (post-pandemic) recovery began.”
According to the Continuous Household Survey released by the National Institute of Statistics (INE) on Tuesday, the employment rate in May stood at 54.5 percent, while the activity rate was 60.7 percent.
The unemployed population in Uruguay amounted to 180,463 out of an economically active population of 1,766,495, the INE estimated.
Nicolas Cichevski, head of consulting firm Grant Thornton in Uruguay, told local media that the results for May were “worse” than expected.
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2021-07-01 02:05:38 GMT2021-07-01 10:05:38(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
MONTEVIDEO, June 30 (Xinhua) The COVID-19 pandemic has taken a toll on Uruguay s labor market, with unemployment climbing by double digits in May, experts have said.
Consulting firm CPA Ferrere reported stagnation in the employment rate in recent months and even a slight drop in May, for the first time since the (post-pandemic) recovery began.
According to the Continuous Household Survey released by the National Institute of Statistics (INE) on Tuesday, the employment rate in May stood at 54.5 percent, while the activity rate was 60.7 percent.
The unemployed population in Uruguay amounted to 180,463 out of an economically active population of 1,766,495, the INE estimated.
Around one in eight drivers in Northern Ireland have admitted to texting while behind the wheel, a new survey has revealed.
The Road Safety Issues in Northern Ireland 2019-20 report, published on Thursday, also revealed that nearly three-fifths (57%) of all drivers confessed to using their phone in some capacity while driving.
Around one in 11 admitted to making a hand-held call while driving, according to the report, which is produced by the Analysis, Statistics and Research Branch (ASRB) of the Department for Infrastructure (DfI) and is covered under the 2019-20 Continuous Household Survey (CHS) which engaged with 9,000 households here.
The findings come as stiffer penalty points and fines for those using a mobile phone while driving came into force earlier this month.
This report presents information from the 2019/20 Continuous Household Survey (CHS) in relation to the attitudes, awareness and behaviours of respondents to specific road safety issues. The topics included in 2019/20 are mobile phone usage and the speed limit suggested by street lighting.