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In June 2021, 6.2 million people did not work at all or worked fewer hours because their employer closed or lost business due to the coronavirus pandemic. This is down from 7.9 million in May 2021 and from 49.8 million in May 2020.
Month | Total | 16 to 24 years | 25 to 54 years | 55 years and over |
---|---|---|---|---|
May 2020 |
49,839,000 | 8,223,000 | 29,483,000 | 12,133,000 |
Jun 2020 |
40,368,000 | 6,796,000 | 23,871,000 | 9,701,000 |
Jul 2020 |
31,281,000 | 4,849,000 | 18,657,000 | 7,775,000 |
Aug 2020 |
24,225,000 | 3,519,000 | 14,170,000 | 6,535,000 |
Sep 2020 |
19,385,000 | 2,435,000 | 11,944,000 | 5,006,000 |
Oct 2020 |
15,070,000 | 1,628,000 | 9,245,000 | 4,197,000 |
Nov 2020 |
14,805,000 | 1,652,000 | 9,021,000 | 4,131,000 |
Dec 2020 |
15,819,000 | 2,113,000 | 9,609,000 | 4,098,000 |
Jan 2021 |
14,755,000 | 1,953,000 | 8,734,000 | 4,067,000 |
Feb 2021 |
13,348,000 | 1,449,000 | 8,138,000 | 3,761,000 |
Mar 2021 |
11,391,000 | 1,199,000 | 6,772,000 | 3,419,000 |
Apr 2021 |
9,378,000 | 1,123,000 | 5,522,000 | 2,733,000 |
May 2021 |
7,907,000 | 765,000 | 4,727,000 | 2,415,000 |
Jun 2021 |
6,209,000 | 575,000 | 3,730,000 | 1,904,000 |
In June 2021, of the 6.2 million people that did not work at all or worked fewer hours at some point in the last 4 weeks because their employer closed or lost business due to the coronavirus pandemic, 575,000 were age 16 to 24, 3.7 million were age 25 to 54, and 1.9 million were 55 years and over.
These data are from the Current Population Survey and are not seasonally adjusted. See "The Employment Situation — June 2021" to learn more. Also see Supplemental data measuring the effects of the coronavirus (COVID–19) pandemic on the labor market.
Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, The Economics Daily, 6.2 million unable to work because employer closed or lost business due to the pandemic, June 2021 at https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2021/6-2-million-unable-to-work-because-employer-closed-or-lost-business-due-to-the-pandemic-june-2021.htm (visited November 02, 2024).