State of the Labor Market

Jobs, Coronavirus, and Partisanship on the Eve of the Election

Man arriving at registration desk in polling place

By Jed Kolko - October 20, 2020

Man arriving at registration desk in polling place

State of the Labor Market

Video: September 2020 Labor Market Update

By Daniel Culbertson - October 13, 2020

State of the Labor Market

September 2020 Jobs Report: Employment Is Not Where We Need to Be

Line graph entitled “Female labor force participation has dropped more since Feb”. With a vertical axis ranging from 95 to 100, graph shows the prime-age labor force participation rate for men and women from February 2020 to September 2020. Participation by women dropped significantly more than men post-pandemic and has remained that way.

By Nick Bunker - October 2, 2020

Line graph entitled “Female labor force participation has dropped more since Feb”. With a vertical axis ranging from 95 to 100, graph shows the prime-age labor force participation rate for men and women from February 2020 to September 2020. Participation by women dropped significantly more than men post-pandemic and has remained that way.

State of the Labor Market

Holiday Hiring Falling Behind Previous Years

Christmas ornaments on sale at Christmas market in Berlin.

By AnnElizabeth Konkel - October 1, 2020

Christmas ornaments on sale at Christmas market in Berlin.

Coronavirus Continues to Hinder Recovery of Childcare Job Postings

By AnnElizabeth Konkel - September 10, 2020

State of the Labor Market

August 2020 Jobs Report: The Easy Wins Are Fading

Line graph entitled “Leisure & hospitality employment still down almost 25%”. With a vertical axis ranging from 50 to 100, the graph shows the rate of Leisure & hospitality employment from February to August 2020. Employment dropped to nearly 50% in April, and is still down at almost 25% in August. Caption added post publication.

By Nick Bunker - September 4, 2020

Line graph entitled “Leisure & hospitality employment still down almost 25%”. With a vertical axis ranging from 50 to 100, the graph shows the rate of Leisure & hospitality employment from February to August 2020. Employment dropped to nearly 50% in April, and is still down at almost 25% in August. Caption added post publication.

Indeed Survey: Urgent Job Search in the Time of COVID-19

Person sitting on floor in dark living room on laptop

By Tara Sinclair - August 27, 2020

Person sitting on floor in dark living room on laptop

State of the Labor Market

Video: August 2020 Labor Market Update

By Daniel Culbertson - August 20, 2020

State of the Labor Market

July 2020 Jobs Report: Not a V-Shaped Recovery

Bar chart entitled “Job growth by industry sector”. With a horizontal axis of -50% to 0%, the chart shows the percentage change in employment in multiple industries from February 2020 to July 2020. Leisure & Hospitality: -25.73. Mining & Logging: 13.03%. Information: 11.40%. Other Services: -10.55%. Transportation and Warehousing: -8.28%. Professional & Business Services: -7.65%. Education & Health Services: -6.55%. Retail Trade: -5.83%. Construction: -5.81%. Manufacturing: -5.76%. Wholesale Trade: -5.33%. Government: -4.95%. Financial Activities: -2.44%. Utilities: -1.52.

By Nick Bunker - August 7, 2020

Bar chart entitled “Job growth by industry sector”. With a horizontal axis of -50% to 0%, the chart shows the percentage change in employment in multiple industries from February 2020 to July 2020. Leisure & Hospitality: -25.73. Mining & Logging: 13.03%. Information: 11.40%. Other Services: -10.55%. Transportation and Warehousing: -8.28%. Professional & Business Services: -7.65%. Education & Health Services: -6.55%. Retail Trade: -5.83%. Construction: -5.81%. Manufacturing: -5.76%. Wholesale Trade: -5.33%. Government: -4.95%. Financial Activities: -2.44%. Utilities: -1.52.

State of the Labor Market

July 2020 Jobs Day Preview: The Looming Threat of Permanent Job Loss

Table titled “Temporary layoff unemployment prevalent among top unemployed occupations.” Indeed ranked the most commonly unemployed occupations, comparing the percent share on temporary layoff as of June 2020. “Teaching assistants” is top with 84.3% temporarily laid off share. Caption added post-publication.

By Nick Bunker - August 4, 2020

Table titled “Temporary layoff unemployment prevalent among top unemployed occupations.” Indeed ranked the most commonly unemployed occupations, comparing the percent share on temporary layoff as of June 2020. “Teaching assistants” is top with 84.3% temporarily laid off share. Caption added post-publication.

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