In early 2020, the employment rate in OECD countries hit a new record high, after the decade-long recovery from the 2008 financial crisis. Then the coronavirus pandemic hit, with millions of people unable to go to work, an exceptionally stark drop in economic activity and unprecedented job losses. What needs to be done to get firms back in business and people back to work?
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Host: Kate Lancaster
Guest: Stefano Scarpetta, Director, Employment, Labour and Social Affairs, OECD
Producer: Robin Allison Davis
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