Knowing which occupations can be performed remotely—that is, by working from home—is valuable for understanding the future of labor force supply in the post-COVID economy.
While new job ad volume has improved compared to the heart of the coronavirus lockdown in early Spring, recent volume in the nation still trails pre-COVID peaks.
Had the pandemic never occurred, what would the job postings volume over the last few months look like, and how much lower is it now because of the pandemic?
A substantial occupation code update has been implemented by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and is being incorporated into JobsEQ. The following is a detailing of the changes along with notable highlights.
Ads for some of the typical summer jobs for students have plummeted compared to a year ago, in large part, because of social distancing and the economic slump, based on Chmura’s Real Time Intelligence on job postings. Yet there are some ads for jobs that have increased significantly from a year ago showing just how much this pandemic is changing the way we live.