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COVID-19 blow: 21 million people lost their jobs in 2020, and the crisis continues

The job crisis that began with the sudden lockdown of the economy in March is still playing out. As per Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE) reports, twenty-one million salaried and eleven million daily wage laborers lost their livelihoods to the COVID-19 pandemic. CNBC-TV18’s Ritu Singh decodes India’s employment crisis through 2020.

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By Ritu Singh  December 21, 2020, 5:03:54 PM IST (Updated)

COVID-19 blow: 21 million people lost their jobs in 2020, and the crisis continues
The job crisis that began with the sudden lockdown of the economy in March is still playing out.


As per Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE) reports, twenty-one million salaried and eleven million daily wage laborers lost their livelihoods to the COVID-19 pandemic. CNBC-TV18’s Ritu Singh decodes India’s employment crisis through 2020.

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