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Klaralven

(7,510 posts)
Fri Jul 2, 2021, 11:25 AM Jul 2021

Here's where the jobs are -- in one chart

Robust hiring at restaurants and bars, local public schools and retailers helped lead the U.S. economy to post 850,000 jobs in June 2021.

Strong hiring in those industries further suggests a booming recovery for those employers that were hit hardest during the Covid-19 pandemic.

The leisure and hospitality sector again proved the brightest point with 343,000 positions added in June as restaurants hired cooks, bartenders and service staff.

Government employment as local school districts hired some 155,000 teachers, bus drivers and other public education staff in preparation for in-person classes this fall

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/07/02/where-the-jobs-are-june-2021-chart.html

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Here's where the jobs are -- in one chart (Original Post) Klaralven Jul 2021 OP
+0 Utility underpants Jul 2021 #1
Utility workers have largely been "essential" and working throughout Covid Klaralven Jul 2021 #2
 

Klaralven

(7,510 posts)
2. Utility workers have largely been "essential" and working throughout Covid
Fri Jul 2, 2021, 11:38 AM
Jul 2021

I'm familiar with a local utility which has continued operating with even some hiring. They didn't expand, but they haven't really contracted either. Connects and disconnects have to be done, metering and billing continued, major maintenance and capital projects went on. The workforce was dispersed away from HQ to garages and to work from home. HQ is now filling up again, but not as densely as before.

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