The source adds the following information: "Full-time equivalent employment losses (assuming 40 or 48 workweek hours). This measure is constructed by dividing the number of weekly hours lost due to COVID-19 and dividing them by 40 or 48. Hence, they provide an illustration of the magnitude in hours lost, by expressing them in full-time jobs."
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Number of working hours lost in Nigeria due to the COVID-19 crisis 2020-2023
In 2023, an estimated number of *** million full-time equivalent jobs were lost in Nigeria due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis. This was aggregated considering ** hours per week of working time. In 2022, around *** million full-time equivalent jobs were lost due to the pandemic, decreasing from over *** million in the previous year.
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ILO. (February 23, 2023). Number of working hours lost in Nigeria due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic from 2020 to 2023 (in 1,000 full-time equivalent jobs) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 04, 2026, from /statistics/1284873/number-of-working-hours-lost-in-nigeria-due-to-covid-19/
ILO. "Number of working hours lost in Nigeria due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic from 2020 to 2023 (in 1,000 full-time equivalent jobs)." Chart. February 23, 2023. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 04, 2026. /statistics/1284873/number-of-working-hours-lost-in-nigeria-due-to-covid-19/
ILO. (2023). Number of working hours lost in Nigeria due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic from 2020 to 2023 (in 1,000 full-time equivalent jobs). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 04, 2026. /statistics/1284873/number-of-working-hours-lost-in-nigeria-due-to-covid-19/
ILO. "Number of Working Hours Lost in Nigeria Due to The Coronavirus (Covid-19) Pandemic from 2020 to 2023 (in 1,000 Full-time Equivalent Jobs)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 23 Feb 2023, /statistics/1284873/number-of-working-hours-lost-in-nigeria-due-to-covid-19/
ILO, Number of working hours lost in Nigeria due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic from 2020 to 2023 (in 1,000 full-time equivalent jobs) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1284873/number-of-working-hours-lost-in-nigeria-due-to-covid-19/ (last visited August 04, 2026)
Number of working hours lost in Nigeria due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic from 2020 to 2023 (in 1,000 full-time equivalent jobs) [Graph], ILO, February 23, 2023. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1284873/number-of-working-hours-lost-in-nigeria-due-to-covid-19/
