20% remained without work six months after losing jobs to lockdown: study

Findings are of second round of survey by Azim Premji University; 2,778 respondents from first round were re-interviewed across 12 states to gauge the nature of economic recovery

Though the employment situation of several people who lost their jobs during the Covid-19 lockdown has improved after the lockdown was lifted, it isn't back to pre-Covid levels yet, the second-round of the survey by Azim Premji University and six civil society organisations to gauge the impact of the pandemic on livelihood showed.

The initial findings of the second round, released today showed that though more than two thirds (69 per cent) of those employed in February 2020 had lost work during the lockdown that was enforced in April and May, six months after the lockdown was lifted (September-November) the