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The eighth United Nations Sustainable Development Goal is to promote sustained, inclusive, and

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sustainable economic growth, full, productive employment, and decent work for all.

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The pandemic has led to the loss of the equivalent of 255 million full-time jobs.

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That's about four times the number lost during the global financial crisis of 2007 through 2009.

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Economic recovery is underway.

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Full real GOP per capita in 2017 to 2022 shows an increase, but for many countries, economic

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growth is expected to return to pre-pandemic levels only in 2022 or 2023.

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1.6 billion informal economy workers who lack a social safety net were significantly impacted

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by the pandemic.

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International tourist arrivals fell from 1.5 billion in 2019 to 281 million in 2020.

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International tourism is not expected to return to 2019 levels for up to four years.

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The pandemic will lead to an increase in youth not employed in school or in training.

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31.1% of young women and 14% of young men is the rate of youth not in education, employed,

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or in training.