63,000 people unemployed in Laos during Covid-19 pandemic


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VIENTIANE, March 15: Laos has an estimated 63,000 unemployed, including those already in the country and migrant workers who have returned to the country due to the Covid-19 pandemic, reports Laotian Times.

According to a report by the KPL, the unemployment rate in Laos is expected to increase by 20 percent.

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