Data from the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) highlight the effects of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and the results of efforts to mitigate its spread in 2020. With the challenges of the pandemic, many of the JOLTS data elements experienced shocks early in the year before returning to previous trends. In fact, many of the data elements experienced series highs. For example, the hires level reached a series high of 8.3 million in May 2020, bouncing back from a depressed level of 3.9 million in April 2020. The total separations level, also referred as turnover, reached a series high of 16.3 million in March 2020, boosted largely by a spike in layoffs and discharges.
{"title":"As the COVID-19 pandemic affects the nation, hires and turnover reach record highs in 2020","authors":"Larry Akinyooye, Eric Nezamis","doi":"10.21916/mlr.2021.11","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21916/mlr.2021.11","url":null,"abstract":"Data from the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) highlight the effects of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and the results of efforts to mitigate its spread in 2020. With the challenges of the pandemic, many of the JOLTS data elements experienced shocks early in the year before returning to previous trends. In fact, many of the data elements experienced series highs. For example, the hires level reached a series high of 8.3 million in May 2020, bouncing back from a depressed level of 3.9 million in April 2020. The total separations level, also referred as turnover, reached a series high of 16.3 million in March 2020, boosted largely by a spike in layoffs and discharges.","PeriodicalId":47215,"journal":{"name":"Monthly Labor Review","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2020-06-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43970685","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Matthew S. Dey, M. Loewenstein, David S. Piccone, Anne E. Polivka
In the initial weeks of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, employment in several industries was especially vulnerable because of shutdown policies imposed by states, as well as a drop in demand as people engaged in social distancing This article looks at the demographic characteristics of workers in the initially highly exposed industries, as well as the characteristics and earnings of families with workers in these industries The article also uses recent Current Population Survey data to look at how various demographic groups have fared in the early weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic between February end April
{"title":"Demographics, earnings, and family characteristics of workers in sectors initially affected by COVID-19 shutdowns","authors":"Matthew S. Dey, M. Loewenstein, David S. Piccone, Anne E. Polivka","doi":"10.21916/MLR.2020.11","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21916/MLR.2020.11","url":null,"abstract":"In the initial weeks of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, employment in several industries was especially vulnerable because of shutdown policies imposed by states, as well as a drop in demand as people engaged in social distancing This article looks at the demographic characteristics of workers in the initially highly exposed industries, as well as the characteristics and earnings of families with workers in these industries The article also uses recent Current Population Survey data to look at how various demographic groups have fared in the early weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic between February end April","PeriodicalId":47215,"journal":{"name":"Monthly Labor Review","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2020-06-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43971076","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Producer price inflation slows in 2019, as price increases for both services and goods decelerate from a year earlier","authors":"J. Kowal, S. Sager, S. Hyde, Gabriel Vera","doi":"10.21916/mlr.2020.10","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21916/mlr.2020.10","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47215,"journal":{"name":"Monthly Labor Review","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2020-05-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43004740","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Job market remains tight in 2019, as the unemployment rate falls to its lowest level since 1969","authors":"Roxanna Edwards, S. Smith","doi":"10.21916/mlr.2020.8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21916/mlr.2020.8","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47215,"journal":{"name":"Monthly Labor Review","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2020-04-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45724068","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nonfarm employment continued the largest job recovery and expansion in U.S. history in 2019. Although the annual gain was smaller than the year before, private education and health services and leisure and hospitality exhibited accelerations in job growth. Alternatively, employment growth decelerated in construction, manufacturing, and transportation and warehousing. Average hourly earnings rose over the year while average weekly hours declined, leading to little change in average weekly earnings.
{"title":"Employment expansion continued in 2019, but growth slowed in several industries","authors":"Mike McCall","doi":"10.21916/mlr.2020.7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21916/mlr.2020.7","url":null,"abstract":"Nonfarm employment continued the largest job recovery and expansion in U.S. history in 2019. Although the annual gain was smaller than the year before, private education and health services and leisure and hospitality exhibited accelerations in job growth. Alternatively, employment growth decelerated in construction, manufacturing, and transportation and warehousing. Average hourly earnings rose over the year while average weekly hours declined, leading to little change in average weekly earnings.","PeriodicalId":47215,"journal":{"name":"Monthly Labor Review","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2020-04-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48945456","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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
{"title":"How many workers are employed in sectors directly affected by COVID-19 shutdowns, where do they work, and how much do they earn?","authors":"Matthew S. Dey, M. Loewenstein","doi":"10.21916/mlr.2020.6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21916/mlr.2020.6","url":null,"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","PeriodicalId":47215,"journal":{"name":"Monthly Labor Review","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2020-04-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43862601","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"‘Heard but not Seen’:","authors":"","doi":"10.2307/j.ctvktrxg5.9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctvktrxg5.9","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47215,"journal":{"name":"Monthly Labor Review","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2020-03-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"68849268","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}