COVID-19 Shutdowns Are Hitting Low-Income Workers Especially Hard

Autor/inn/en	Fogg, Neeta P.; Harrington, Paul E.
Titel	COVID-19 Shutdowns Are Hitting Low-Income Workers Especially Hard
Quelle	In: New England Journal of Higher Education, (2020) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1938-5978
Schlagwörter	Labor Market; Employment Patterns; Unemployment; Low Income; Educational Attainment; Industry; Economic Impact; Family Income; COVID-19; Pandemics + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Labour market; Arbeitsmarkt; Beschäftigungsstruktur; Arbeitslosigkeit; Niedriglohn; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Industrie; Ökonomische Determinanten; Familieneinkommen
Abstract	Labor market impacts of COVID-19 shutdowns have been very unequal across industries, occupations and levels of educational attainment. Job losses in the month since the beginning of the shutdowns (between mid-March and mid-April) were concentrated in industries that primarily employ individuals with lower levels of education--industries such as leisure and hospitality, retail trade, construction, manufacturing, and personal services. Eight of 10 jobs that were lost between mid-March and mid-April occurred in these industries characterized by below-average skill requirements and weekly wages. This means that individuals with lower levels of education have borne a disproportionate share of the costs of the shutdowns. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01