This worst-case scenario would be more severe than the 22m extra jobless in the financial crisis.
It represents a rise of more than 13pc in the total number out of work, which currently stands at 188m worldwide - potentially taking the figure to more than 212m.
The precise impact depends on the scale of the economic carnage, with a low-impact scenario increasing unemployment by more than 5m, and a mid-range hit hiking the numbers by 13m.
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