Natural hazards can profoundly disrupt economies, yet their impact on employment remains underexplored. This study quantifies job losses due to floods, earthquakes, wind, storm surges, tsunamis, and heat across 132 countries, using a full-time job equivalent losses (JEL) estimation approach. Results show that fast-onset natural shocks cause 9.4 million JEL annually on average, predominantly due to earthquakes and floods, with burdens concentrated in East Asia and the Pacific, and Sub-Saharan Africa. Additionally, extreme heat is associated with 79.7 million JEL annually across 114 countries, between 2015 and 2024, with the burdens concentrated in South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa. Yet, country examples show that average annual JEL can be significantly lower than losses from specific extreme events, for instance with 1-in-100-year hazard events resulting in JEL that exceed average annual JEL by a factor of up to 14. Overall, low-income countries experience the highest job loss rate per capita. Within countries, the poorest population group bears a disproportionate share of JEL. These results highlight the urgent need for targeted adaptation and resilience measures that safeguard workers, jobs, and productivity to support economic development. JEL codes: Q50, Q54, J23, J63, I30, O15