A large slice of workers laid off during the Covid pandemic are reporting that their jobs aren’t coming back
over complaints of a labor shortage and slower-than-expected job growth: .who lost their jobs permanently was 3.2 million in May, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 1.9 million higher than pre-pandemic levels.
there were around 200,000 more permanent business closures during the pandemic, on top of the average of 600,000 establishments that usually shut their doors each year.. While a furloughed worker is likely to get their job back with businesses returning to normal operations following widespread vaccination and relaxed health restrictions, “a permanently laid-off worker has to wait for an employer to create a new job, then apply and get matched with the right one,” Megan explained.
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