Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/217492 
Year of Publication: 
2020
Series/Report no.: 
GLO Discussion Paper No. 554
Publisher: 
Global Labor Organization (GLO), Essen
Abstract: 
COVID-19 substantially decreased employment, but the effects vary among demographic and socioeconomic groups. We document the employment losses in April 2020 across various groups using the U.S. Current Population Survey. The unemployment rate understates employment losses. We focus on the percentage of the civilian population that is employed and at work. Young persons experienced the largest employment losses. Individuals with less education and lower family income experienced much larger employment losses than their more educated and higher income counterparts. Hispanics and blacks were more adversely affected than whites.
Subjects: 
COVID-19
coronavirus
pandemic
employment
job losses
JEL: 
I1
J1
J2
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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