The number of new job postings fall by 35 percent in March, the Asian Development Bank, or ADB, said in its policy brief "Covid-19 Impact on Job Postings: Real-Time Assessment Using Bangladesh and Sri Lanka Online Job Portals" on Friday. In Sri Lanka, online job postings dropped by 70 percent in April compared to the same month in the previous year. A sharp decrease in job postings has occurred across all industries with variations. The reduction in health sector job postings was 82 percent, ehile it was 81 percent in ICT. Job applications declined in tandem with the decreased job postings.

Source: bd News24 May 29, 2020 21:33 UTC