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What’s Holding Back Employment in the Recovery from the COVID-19 Pandemic?

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  • Mark E. Schweitzer
  • Rachel Widra

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Bureau of Labor Statistics data indicate that five million jobs lost during the pandemic have not been recovered, but it is difficult to ascertain how many workers will return to available jobs. The Census Bureau’s Household Pulse Survey includes a detailed set of reasons for nonemployment, including households’ responses to the pandemic that provide a new perspective on reasons for not working. Among prime-age workers, reasons for nonemployment during the SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) pandemic have shifted substantially from mostly labor demand reasons to primarily labor supply inhibitors. At this point, most nonemployment is connected to three categories: sickness and concerns about COVID-19; child- and eldercare responsibilities; and the residual category “other reasons.” The persistence of these answers and the characteristics of individuals’ providing these answers point to barriers to fully recovering prior employment rates.

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  • Mark E. Schweitzer & Rachel Widra, 2021. "What’s Holding Back Employment in the Recovery from the COVID-19 Pandemic?," Economic Commentary, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, vol. 2021(23), pages 1-8, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:fip:fedcec:93523
    DOI: 10.26509/frbc-ec-202123
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    1. Lucas Misera, 2020. "An Uphill Battle: COVID-19’s Outsized Toll on Minority-Owned Firms," Community Development Publications 88855, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland.
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