short readsApr 14, 2021 U.S. labor market inches back from the COVID-19 shock, but recovery is far from complete Here’s how the COVID-19 recession is affecting labor force participation and unemployment among American workers a year after its onset.
short readsSep 7, 2021 Despite the pandemic, wage growth held firm for most U.S. workers, with little effect on inequality Earnings overall have held steady through the pandemic in part because lower-wage workers experienced steeper job losses.
short readsApr 15, 2021 Fewer jobs have been lost in the EU than in the U.S. during the COVID-19 downturn Roughly 9.6 million U.S. workers lost their jobs during the COVID-19 downturn; only about 2.6 million EU workers lost jobs in this period.
short readsMar 11, 2021 Long-term unemployment has risen sharply in U.S. amid the pandemic, especially among Asian Americans About four-in-ten unemployed workers had been out of work for more than six months in February 2021, about double the share in February 2020.
reportSep 24, 2020 Economic Fallout From COVID-19 Continues To Hit Lower-Income Americans the Hardest Half of adults who say they lost a job due to the coronavirus outbreak are still unemployed.