What just happened? COVID-19 lockdowns and change in the labour market

John Hurley (), Marta Fana (), Dragoș Adăscăliței (), Giovanna Mazzeo Ortolani, Irene Mandl (), Eleonora Peruffo () and Carlos Vacas-Soriano ()
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John Hurley: Eurofound
Marta Fana: European Commission - JRC, https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/index_en
Dragoș Adăscăliței: Eurofound
Irene Mandl: Eurofound
Eleonora Peruffo: Eurofound
Carlos Vacas-Soriano: Eurofound

No JRC126857, JRC Research Reports from Joint Research Centre

Abstract: The COVID-19 pandemic closed or limited many economic activities in 2020, with far-reaching impacts on the labour market. Employment losses at the outset of the pandemic were sharper than those experienced during the global financial crisis. Even greater declines in hours worked arose as a result of the widespread state-supported furloughing of workers. The physical distancing policies of governments led to another significant and largely ad hoc adjustment – the shift to mass remote working for those workers whose jobs allowed it. This report describes the employment and working time developments by sector and occupation through the first year of the crisis. It explores which categories of workers were most affected – primarily temporary workers, the young and low-paid women. It also assesses the extent to which remote working served as a buffer during the crisis, preserving jobs that might otherwise have been lost.

Keywords: Working time; Teleworking; Employment structure; Employment and labour markets; COVID-19; Labour market policies; Just Transition. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J11 J18 J24 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 90 pages
Date: 2021-12
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