European jobs at risk from coronavirus

Unemployment in Europe could nearly double in the coming months with up to 59 million jobs at risk because of the coronavirus pandemic, according to estimates from consulting firm McKinsey


EUROPEAN JOBS POTENTIALLY AT RISK 
By job cluster (millions)

Customer service and sales: 14.4
Food services 7.6
Building occupations 6.8
Production: 5.3
Office support: 4.9 
Community services: 4.7
Other 5.3 
Business and legal: 1.4
Management 1.7
Creatives and arts management 1.7
Health aides, technicians and wellness: 2.4
Mechanical installation and repair: 2.6

TOTAL 58.8 (or 26% of total employment)


54.8m Number of workers employed in high risk professions, including retail cashiers, cooks, construction workers, hotel staff and actors

80% Percentage of jobs at risk that are held by people who do not have college degree, with employees of smaller companies in particular danger

11.2% Predicted EU unemployment rate in 2021 if pandemic is not quickly contained, with no recovery to pre-crisis level of 6.3% until 2024
 

Sources: CNN, McKinsey & Company, Reuters 
Picture: Getty Images 
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