ISLAMABAD: The spread of Covid-19 has severely affected employment conditions in the country and the closure of economic activities due to imposition of lockdowns has rendered an estimated 20.71 million workers jobless. According to the Economic Survey 2020-21, prior to Covid-19, the working population was 55.7 million. During the pandemic, this number declined to 35.04 million which indicates that 20.71 million people either lost their jobs or were not able to work. Apart from this grave impact on the job market within the country, overseas employment has also decreased by more than half. During 2020, 224,705 people were registered for overseas employment as compared to 625,203 registered during 2019 showing a decrease of 400,498 jobs, says the Economic Survey quoting statics of Bureau of Emigration and Overseas Pakistanis.