How many workers are employed in sectors directly affected by COVID-19 shutdowns, where do they work, and how much do they earn?

Abstract

This article examines the labor market impacts of establishment shutdowns implemented in response to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The analysis focuses on sectors directly exposed to the shutdowns and uses data from the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages and Occupational Employment Statistics programs of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Notice: On April 24, 2020, this article was updated to include data on shares of employment and wages, by metropolitan and nonmetropolitan statistical areas, in the sectors most exposed to COVID-19 shutdowns. See appendix tables for more information. To reduce the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 nearly all states have issued stay-at-home orders down the questions is crucial to assessing market impacts the provide questions using from the 1