Impacts of Jobs Requiring Close Physical Proximity and High Interaction with the Public on U.S. Industry Employment Change During the Early Stages of the COVID-19 Pandemic

Todd Gabe and Florida Richard ()
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Florida Richard: University of Toronto, Rotman School of Management, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, 2021, vol. 21, issue 3, 1163-1172

Abstract: This paper examines the factors affecting U.S. industry employment change in the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic. Results show that the percentage of industry employment in occupations that require close physical proximity has a negative effect on year-over-year employment change in the six months of April through September of 2020. On the other hand, the percentage of industry employment in jobs that involve high interaction with the public has a negative effect on year-over-year employment change in April and May, but not in the months of June to September. These different results related to physical proximity and interaction with the public are driven, in part, by the uneven impacts of COVID-19 on hospitality and retail businesses.

Keywords: COVID-19; U.S. industry employment change; occupations; physical proximity; public interaction (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I18 J24 L83 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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