Globally, 41 percent of workers in the poorest 20 percent of their country's income distribution said they lost their job or business as a result of the pandemic, compared with 23 percent of workers in the richest 20 percent
A vaccination event hosted by the Miami Heat at the American Airlines Arena in Miami, April 29, 2021. Unemployment filings fell again last week as the improving public health situation and the easing of pandemic-related restrictions allowed the labor market to continue its gradual return to normal.
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In the United States and many other nations, lower-income and less educated adults have been hit harder economically by the coronavirus pandemic.
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