Because to the COVID-19 epidemic, 7.9% of those who were not in the labour force but wished to work were unable to find work in October 2021. This represents a decrease from 52.6 percent in May 2020.
The proportion of persons who were not in the labour force who wanted to work but were unable to do so due to the epidemic varied by age group. In October 2021, a lower number of those aged 16 to 24 did not seek for job as a result of the pandemic (4.8 percent), compared to those aged 25 to 54 (9.1%) and those aged 55 and older (9.1 percent) (8.6 percent).
Due to the epidemic in October, women were more likely than males to be stopped from seeking for work.
The percentage of persons not in the labour force who wanted to work but couldn’t because of the epidemic is significantly lower than it was in May 2020 for all demographics.