Employment

A majority of people aged over 44 don’t see an employment rebound as lockdowns are lifted.

The average age up until when a person is considered employable across 28 countries is 49.

COVID-19 overtakes all other issues in Ipsos’ What Worries the World survey with the highest level of concern recorded for any category since the series began.

Globally, just 39% think their country is heading in the right direction. The top worries globally are unemployment, crime/violence, financial/political corruption and poverty/social inequality.

New global poll finds four concerns top the world’s worry list: financial/political corruption, poverty/social inequality, unemployment, crime/violence. Meanwhile, in most countries surveyed (22 of 28) the majority think that their nation is on the wrong track.

New global poll finds four concerns top the world’s worry list: financial/political corruption, unemployment, poverty/social inequality and crime and violence.

Every month across the year, our What Worries the World survey series has asked an online sample of over 18,000 citizens in 26 core countries about the biggest worries for their nation, presenting them with a list of 17 concerns ranging from crime and violence to childhood obesity.

This month's global consumer confidence reaches 50.9

March's global consumer confidence Primary Index has risen to 50.6 to tie January 2018's record high.