Measuring the Effects of the Covid-19 Delta Wave on the U.S. Hourly Labor Market

Scott Brave, Ross Cole and Stephanie Grove

Chicago Fed Letter, 2021, issue 461, 6

Abstract: In this article, we take a closer look at the implications of rising Covid-19 cases and vaccination rates for the U.S. hourly labor market. To do so, we rely on geographic variation in the high-frequency data collected by the firm Homebase with its timekeeping software. This data source allows us to make use of U.S. state-level variation on a daily basis in order to decompose the effects on hourly employees and hours worked from both rising cases and vaccinations.

Keywords: Labor; and; Demographic; Economics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C23 I10 J20 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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