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COVID-19: Which Workers Face the Highest Unemployment Risk?


Abstract: Some 46% of U.S. workers are employed in occupations at “high risk” of layoff due to COVID-19 measures. How much could it cost to offset their lost income?

Keywords: Labor Force; Unemployment Insurance; Jobs; COVID-19; Coronavirus; Fiscal Policy;

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Provider: Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

Source: On the Economy

Publication Date: 2020-03-24