The information sector lost 20,000 jobs in July. Its unemployment rate is sitting at an uncomfortable 5.6%.
U.S. GDP grew 6.5% from April through June, less than many economists expected. However, it’s caught up to pre-pandemic levels.
Some women may have trouble finding work, especially if they can’t return to the industry that employed them before the pandemic.
Women make up more than 90% of people who have lost their jobs during COVID-19 restrictions in New Zealand.
As plans for LNG export facilities come to a halt, so do job opportunities in places like the Gulf Coast of Texas and Louisiana.
Businesses get about $2,000 for every six-month placement they provide for the unemployed.
More than half of the companies making cuts say they helped avoid layoffs, for now.
Black Americans tend to work in the jobs most affected by the coronavirus shutdowns and are less likely to be able to work from home.
Workers lost $80 billion in pay in April due to the pandemic, but only got $48 billion in unemployment benefits, according to the Hamilton Project.