COVID-19 has triggered unemployment worldwide; evidence suggests that there will be significant divergence in the recovery between developing and developed countries (ILO 2021). In order to speed up recovery, better data is needed to understand the differential impact of COVID-19. This project builds on a job matching platform, Job Talash, created by researchers at the Centre for Economic Research in Pakistan, which generates data on job postings and applications for over 10,000 jobseekers and 1,200 firms. Using the Job Talash platform, this brief discusses the job search behaviour of job seekers and employers during COVID-19, allowing us to document the impact and recovery from COVID-19.
G²LM|LIC Policy Brief No. 55
Analysing gendered impacts of COVID-19 on Job Search Behaviour
- Kate Vyborny
- Aiman Farrukh
- Lala Rukh Khan
- Fahad Mirza
- Harmalah Khan