Lebanon’s private sector has lost approximately one-third of its workforce, according to a new international survey highlighting the severe labor market disruption caused by the ongoing conflict and economic crisis.
The data underscores a deepening humanitarian and economic emergency, with falling incomes and rising job insecurity becoming the norm for the remaining workforce.
38 billion, illustrating the scale of infrastructure loss that is stifling economic recovery.
The employment collapse coincides with extensive physical destruction across the country.
A recent United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) report documented that more than 11,000 buildings were completely destroyed during Israeli airstrikes in March and April alone.
A separate UN-backed assessment quantified the direct building damage in southern Lebanon at approximately $1.38 billion, illustrating the scale of infrastructure loss that is stifling economic recovery.
The convergence of widespread property destruction and mass job losses suggests a structural breakdown in Lebanon’s economy.