Nowcasting unemployment rate during the COVID-19 pandemic using Twitter data: The case of South Africa

Nowcasting unemployment rate during the COVID-19 pandemic using Twitter data: The case of South Africa

The global economy has been hard hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. Many countries are experiencing a severe and destructive recession. A significant number of firms and businesses have gone bankrupt or been scaled down, and many individuals have lost their jobs. The main goal of this study is to support...

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Main Authors: Zahra Movahedi Nia, Ali Asgary, Nicola Bragazzi, Bruce Mellado, James Orbinski, Jianhong Wu, Jude Kong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Public Health
Subjects:
sentiment analysis
social media
Twitter data
Google Mobility Index
unemployment rate
labor market
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2022.952363/full

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