COVID-19 costs 20,000 jobs

Also called COVID-19, the pandemic has triggered the worst jobs crisis since the 2008/09 economic meltdown, resulting in an exceptionally stark drop in activity and unprecedented job losses.

A startling indicator, the quarterly Multi-topic survey: Labour Force Module Report quarter 4 of 2020 released by Statistics Botswana, the employed population recorded a decline of 2.4 percent between quarter one and four, from 751, 798 to 733, 875 people.