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COVID-19: Employment Across Industries



January   5, 2021
The nature of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has caused differing economic
outcomes across industries. Certain industries, such as those that require in-person contact, have been
affected more than others by stay-at-home orders, social distancing mandates, and fears of the virus. This
Insight discusses which industries have been hardest hit by the pandemic. For the overall economic
effects of the pandemic, see CRS Report R46606, COVID-19 and the US. Economy, by Lida R.
Weinstock.

Employment Situation

Total nonfarm employment decreased rapidly during the initial months of the COVID -19 pandemic and
hit a low of 130 million employees in April, as shown in Figure 1. The employment situation has
improved sinceApril but remains worse than before the pandemic began, with approximately 143 million
employed individuals in November as compared to 152 million in February.




















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