Global employment gap grows as poor countries struggle to recover like rich ones

According to the latest International Labour Organisation estimates, unemployment in North Africa, the Arab states and sub-Saharan Africa is expected to remain higher this year than it did in 2019. © Getty Images

A report from the UN's International Labour Organisation predicts that global unemployment will finally fall below pre-pandemic levels in 2023 – but only in high-income countries, which have recovered faster from Covid and other crises.

Some 191 million people around the world will be unemployed this year, according to the ILO's annual employment report, published this week.