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3 Jul 2020

Jordan: Survey finds that 40% of the respondents have lost their jobs due to Covid-19

The Phenix Centre for Economic and Informatics studies have carried out an online survey during the third week of May to assess the impact of Covid-19 on the economic conditions of families in Jordan. The survey builds upon the responses of 2,120 participants from all over Jordan. The Survey covered the period from 19 to 24 May and included Jordanians(94%), Palestinians, Syrians, Egyptians and Iraqi (6%).

The Survey found, among other things, that

  • 40% of the respondents lost their Jobs or businesses completely, while 37% lost their jobs or businesses partially between 19 and 24 May.
  • 36% of respondents working in the private sector said that their businesses or jobs were completely suspended, as compared to 29% had their businesses or jobs partially stopped.
  • 7.9% of the respondent reported to they were permanently dismissed from their jobs, while 4.8% were temporarily dismissed.
  •  Men were more affected than women as 42% of respondents’ men lost their jobs or businesses completely, compared to 30% of women respondents. However, more women indicated that their jobs were partially suspended (41%), as compared to men (36%)
  • 79% of the respondents (men and women) said that they did not benefit from the social security programmes designed to address the impact of Covid-19.
  • Finally, the majority of respondents (81%) anticipate that their family income will decrease during the remainder of 2020, while 16.1% expect that their family income will remain the same and 2.9% expect that their family income will increase.