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Salahuddin315 t1_j8rlejc wrote

Reply to comment by Ok-Cartoonist5349 in 208 million people will be unemployed in 2023 or so projects the International Labour Organization (ILO). by Ok-Cartoonist5349

200million is less than 3 percent of the global population, well within normal levels.

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ToothlessGrandma t1_j8s34e2 wrote

But it's roughly nearly the entire population of the US. Imagine if 200 million people here lost their jobs.

I know you're trying to make those numbers sound less scary, but it helps to have perspective on both sides.

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treddit44 t1_j8s4c5c wrote

It's 2.5% of the world population and roughly 4.5% of the working population. Just wanted to ballpark some numbers

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