The Initial Impact of COVID-19 on Labor Market Outcomes

The author asserts that a closer look at how job loss unfolded and recovered across different groups provides some insight into what the future may hold for the labor market.

Noting that:

• New technology was thrust upon workers who had to learn how to do virtually what they once did in person; likely causing permanent changes in how people work and the technology that they use
• Childcare is an economic issue; parents cannot fully return to work until they are able to ensure that their children can safely return to child-care and educational arrangements.

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• Resource Publication Date: 2020
• Author(s): Betsey Stevenson
• Organizational Author(s): The Hamilton Project
• Posted by: Robin Gwathney
• Posted in: Global