bureau of labor statistics

In many ways, we are still in the eye of the storm when it comes to seeing the employment effects of COVID-19.

Temporary jobs, usually the first to be added at the beginning of economic recoveries, are now rising. Older jobseekers trying to reenter the job market may view temporary jobs as an onramp back into employment.

Many of the trends that informed predictions about the future US workforce have reversed during the pandemic. Now economists wonder how workers across multiple generations will bear the pandemic's effects into the next decade.

The effects of long-term unemployment on workers and the economy can be long-lasting.

Employment overview