「実質失業」１４６万人　コロナ禍、非正規の勤務減―半数は支援策知らず・野村総研

　新型コロナウイルスの影響で勤務シフトが半分以下になり、休業手当も受け取っていない「実質的失業者」のパート・アルバイトが１４６万人に上ることが４日、野村総合研究所の調査で分かった。失業者（１９７万人）や休業者（２４４万人）に迫る規模。休業手当も、政府が賃金の８割を補償する休業支援金の制度も、実質的失業者の約半数が知らなかった。
　同社の武田佳奈上級コンサルタントは、オンライン記者会見で「まだ支援が必要な人がいるのに届いていない」と述べ、対話アプリ「ＬＩＮＥ（ライン）」の通知機能を活用した政府支援策の情報提供などを提案した。
　野村総研は２月の調査に基づき、実質的失業者の規模を推計した。女性は１０３万人で、男性の４３万人を大きく上回った。女性は緊急事態宣言の再発令と飲食店などに対する営業時間の短縮要請の影響で、昨年１２月より１３万人増えた。（2021/03/04-15:44）

Some 1.46 million part-time workers have become effectively unemployed due to the effects of the novel coronavirus epidemic, a private-sector think tank survey showed Thursday.
   The number of the effectively unemployed, or those who have lost half or more of their work shifts and are not receiving leave benefits, is not far behind the numbers of people who have lost their jobs or have been furloughed, at 1.97 million and 2.44 million, respectively, Nomura Research Institute Ltd. said.
   The survey also showed that a majority of effectively unemployed workers were not aware of a government coronavirus aid scheme for such people that covers 80 pct of wages.
   "There are people who need support but can't receive it," NRI consultant Kana Takeda said in an online press conference. She proposed measures such as providing information on government aid policies through the notification function of the messaging app Line.
   Nomura Research estimated the number of effectively unemployed workers based on the survey, conducted in February. Women made up 1.03 million of the total, far outnumbering their male counterparts at 430,000.