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Service industry
Manufacturers recovering as service industry continues to suffer
Nov 25, 2020
Orders for big-ticket items are a rare economic bright spot. But many businesses that rely on in-person customers are hurting.
The job market is still in recovery, but it's also still losing momentum
Nov 6, 2020
The decline in unemployment has slowed since an early rebound from the first wave of COVID-19 shutdowns.
What happens to consumer spending next in the stop-and-go COVID-19 economy?
Nov 5, 2020
It doesn't look good, considering the pandemic is still raging and there's no additional federal relief yet.
There are big variations in the state-by-state unemployment picture
Sep 21, 2020
States that rely heavily on the in-person service sector are still facing high unemployment, while farm states are seeing lower jobless rates.
Restaurants struggling to hire, despite high unemployment
Aug 27, 2020
The pandemic is worsening the labor crunch in an industry that's been short-handed for years.
How's the jobs recovery? Depends on the sector of the economy.
Aug 7, 2020
Service-sector jobs are coming back, but professionals who've been working from home are facing layoffs.
Dine-in restaurants see takeout success as a recipe for the future
Aug 3, 2020
The owner of one fine-dining restaurant in California opened a new eatery during the pandemic as a takeout operation.
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A hair stylist choosing between her livelihood and flattening the curve
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Maria Hollenhorst
Mar 25, 2020
Ashley Nelson wasn’t forced to stop working, but she decided to anyway.
One bartender faces the prospect of weeks without pay: “It’s gonna become a problem pretty quick.”
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Maria Hollenhorst
Mar 16, 2020
Neil Cairns, a bartender in Portland, Oregon says he'll just have to "hope for the best" as he faces reduced hours and the prospect of bar closures.
Unpredictable schedules are part of the retail gig but new policies could change that
Jun 13, 2019
But there are budding efforts to give hourly workers in those fields more dependable hours.