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Diverging employment levels by
gender, age and education level

Women experienced greater employment loss than men during the pandemic (^8) , and according to
the World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Report 2022 (^9) , gender parity in the labour force
stands at 62.9% – the lowest level registered since the index was first compiled. The global pandemic
also disproportionately impacted young workers,
with less than half of the global youth employment deficit projected to have recovered by the end
of 2022.employment deficit relative to 2019 is largest in^10 As highlighted in Figure 1.3, the youth
Southern Asia, Latin America, Northern Africa and Eastern Europe, with only Europe and North
America likely to have fully recovered at the time of publication.
Workers with a basic education were also hardest hit in 2020, and slower to recover their prior
Change (%)
ChangePositiveNegative
2020 2021 2022
Eastern Asia










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2020 2021 2022

South-Eastern Asia and the Pacific

2020 2021 2022

Southern Asia

2020 2021 2022

Central and Western Asia

2020 2021 2022

Arab States

2020 2021 2022

Eastern Europe

2020 2021 2022

and Western EuropeNorthern, Southern

2020 2021 2022

Northern Africa

2020 2021 2022

Sub-Saharan Africa

2020 2021 2022

Northern America

2020 2021 2022

Latin America and the Caribbean









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FIGURE 1.3 Youth employment deficit relative to 2019, by sub-region


Source
Global Employment Trends for Youth 2022: Investing in transforming futures for young people, ILO calculations based
on ILOSTAT, ILO modelled estimates, November 2021.


Note
The employment deficit shows the difference in employment in each year due to the EPR being below the 2019 level. Data are estimates up to 2021, and projections for 2022. "Youth" refers to
ages 15-24.

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