Peru Unemployment Rate Covid
On march 15 with 28 confirmed cases and no deaths the government issued the supreme decree n0 044 2020 pcm declaring a state of emergency for 15 days.
Peru unemployment rate covid. Peru began phase 4 of economic reactivation on october 1 including. Covid 19 information last updated. By september 2020 the unemployment rate decreased to 79.
Yet the impact of covid 19 has been devastating. The covid 19 pandemic in peru is part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 covid 19 caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 sars cov 2the virus was reported to have spread to peru on 6 march 2020 when a 25 year old man who had travelled to spain france and the czech republic. Centers for disease control and prevention cdc has issued a level 3 travel health notice for peru due to covid 19.
The state department has issued a level 4 travel advisory for peru. According to the bureau of labor statistics the us. Perus per capita covid 19 mortality rate of 9328 per 100000 is higher than that of any other nation except the tiny european republic of san marino population.
Impacts on the labour market and income also advises that if the crisis continues to deepen the situation could worsen. 34000 according to an. The regions average unemployment rate which was 81 per cent at the end of 2019 could rise between 4 and 5 percentage points according to the data collected so far.
This past sunday the archbishop of lima had his church filled with more than 5000 portraits of the dead before delivering a homily about a health system based on business and not on mercy. Peru which has the worlds highest per capita death rate from coronavirus will carry out a nationwide study to gauge the prevalence of covid 19 antibodies. The outlook published by the ilo office for latin america and the caribbean and titled labour outlook in times of covid 19.
Total wage and salary income fell for a sixth consecutive month and average monthly earnings declined pointing to a labor market that is still badly wounded. Read the health notice and travel advisory. Perus president announced one of the earliest coronavirus lockdowns in latin america in mid march and mobilized the army to enforce it.
By may 2020 the unemployment rate may have been as high as 16. Before the covid 19 crisis the unemployment rate was below 4 its lowest level since the mid 1970s. While the furlough has helped limit the increase in joblessness the ons said its latest.