unemployment

In Q3 of 2020 unemployment rate in Georgia increased by 0.7%

November 19, 2020

Georgia

The FINANCIAL — National Statistics Office of Georgia published Q3 data on indicators of the economic activity of the population. In the III quarter of 2020 the unemployment rate in Georgia increased by 0.7 percentage point compared to the corresponding period of the previous year and equaled 11.9 percent. The chart below presents the unemployment rate by quarters of 2018-2020

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WORLD

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WORLD

Post COVID-19 recession may cause more housing problems for women

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America

US GDP plunged nearly 35% as over 50 M Americans filed unemployment

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