UK Loses 819,000 Jobs in CCP Virus Pandemic

A pedestrian wearing a face mask walks past "Store Closing" signs in the window display of a Debenhams store in Manchester, northern England, on Dec. 2, 2020. Paul Ellis/AFP via Getty Images

Britain, a country of 67 million people, has lost 819,000 jobs since the CCP virus pandemic hit the country in the spring, official statistics show.

Since February 2020, the number of payroll employees in the UK has fallen by 819,000, according to figures released by Britain’s National Bureau of Statistics on Tuesday.