Unemployed workers fear jobs will never return

The concern is growing that many jobs lost during the pandemic are gone for good.

PANDEMIC BEGAN IN MARCH, THENUMBER OF AMERICANS WHO FILEDFOR UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS WASBELOW ONE MILLION.IN THE LATEST REPORT OUTTODAY, 963- THOUSAND PEOPLEFILED NEW CLAIMS. HOWEVERTHERE ARE STILL 30-MILLIONUNEMPLOYED AMERICANS.

EVENAFTER SOME COMPANIESRE-OPENED, THEY HAD TO CLOSEAGAIN WHEN COVID-19 CASESSPIKED.WHILE LAYOFFS MAY BE SLOWING -THERE IS CONCERN OVER JOBSRETURNING.

WPTV NEWSCHANNELFIVE'S MATT SCZESNY TAKES ACLOSER LOOK AT PERMANENT JOBLOSS HITTING PARTS OF OURAREA.130314“THEY CONTINUE TO TELLME TO WAIT, WAIT, JUST WAIT,JUST WAIT” MELISSA KELLEY OFLAKE WORTH IS GETTING NOWHEREWITH HER CLAIM FORUNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS INFLORIDA.

130541“NOW THEYPUT ME UNDER A NEW CLAIMBECAUSE THAT ONE HAS EXPIREDSO NOW THAT ONE IS INADJUDICATION SO IGETTING PAID ON EITHER SO 11WEEKS FROM THE OLD ONE AND NOWTHIS ONE IS FOUR WEEKSWAITING” ADDING TO HER STRESSIS THE FACT THE SERVICEWARRANTY JOB SHE LOST IS NOTCOMING BACK.

130400“I CANTHEY LOST REVENUE THEYABLE TO BRING EMPLOYEES BACK”PERMANENT JOB LOSS - BANKRATEDOT COM SENIOR ECONOMIST MARKHAMRICK SAYS IS NOW HAPPENINGAND HITTING SOME PARTS OF THEECONOMY HARD.

757“LEISURE,HOSPITALITY, BARS ANDRESTAURANTS, THE BARS ON THELEADING EDGE OF THE PAIN OFTHIS, SOME OF THESE JOBS WILLGO AWAY FOREVER” HAMRICK SAYSITAND WORKERSÃLIKE MELISSA &SCRAMBLING TO ADAPT.

130450“IAS FAR AS WORKING FROM HOME,MY RESUME DOING EVERYTHING ICAN DO” 1130“ONCE WE GETPAST THIS HORRIBLE EXPERIENCETHE ECONOMY WILL CONTINUE TOTRANSFORM ITSELF AND INNOVATEAND WEOPPORTUNITIES IN BUSINESS,BUSINESSES WE COULDNPOSSIBLY IMAGINE IN THE PAST”A RECENT AP SURVERY OF LAIDOFF WORKERS FOUND NEARLY HALFARE NOW FEARFUL THEIR JOBSWILL NOT COME BACKÃA STEEPINCREASE FROM JUST ABOUT 20PERCENT OF WHO BELIEVED THATBACK IN APRIL.

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