COVID-Impacted Sectors Recovery Outlook
COVID-Impacted Sectors Account for Majority
of Employment Shortfall
COVID-impacted industries such as leisure & hospitality and education
account for a majority of the employment gap to pre-pandemic levels
despite representing less than a quarter of total employment
Current vs Pre-Pandemic Employment Levels by Sector (numbers in millions):
Category
Difference
as % of Total
Feb-20
Sep-21
#
% Change % Contribution Employees
Leisure & hospitality
16.9
15.3
(1.6)
(9%)
32%
11%
State & local, education
10.6
10.1
(0.5)
(5%)
10%
7%
Private education services
3.8
3.6
(0.2)
(5%)
3%
2%
Nursing and residential care
3.4
3.0
(0.4)
(13%)
8%
2%
Industries most impacted by COVID
34.7
32.0
(2.7)
(8%)
53%
22%
All other industries
124.0
121.7
(2.4)
(2%)
47%
78%
Total employed in labor force
158.7
153.7
(5.1)
(3%)
100%
100%
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
(1)
Includes agricultural workers, unincorporated self-employed workers, private household workers and other employment categories that are reflected in the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Household
Survey but are excluded from the Establishment Survey of non-farm businesses
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