Online job postings fell 87 percent in April on coronavirus impact: ADB
Dhaka, May 30 -- The number of new job postings fall by 35 percent in March, the Asian Development Bank, or ADB, said in its policy brief "Covid-19 Impact on Job Postings: Real-Time Assessment Using Bangladesh and Sri Lanka Online Job Portals" on Friday.
The Bangladesh data come from Bdjobs, and the Sri Lanka data come from Topjobs, which are one of the leading online job portals in both countries in terms of number of job postings, the ADB said in the brief.
In Sri Lanka, online job postings dropped by 70 percent in April compared to the same month in the previous year. The brief showed 27 percent drop in March.
Seeking jobs on online portals is a popular trend among the younger generations of Bangladesh. More than 60,000 jobs were po...
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