15-08-2020 14:50 via feedproxy.google.com

5 charts that show how the coronavirus recession is slamming the most vulnerable workers

The coronavirus pandemic has wreaked havoc on the US economy, with nearly 13 million fewer jobs in July than in February.
Workers in more vulnerable groups, like those without a high-school diploma and those working in certain lower-wage industries, have been hit especially hard.
These groups — and the US economy in general — are also especially in need of a stronger safety net, which the government stopped providing at the end of July when large parts of the stimulus package from Ma
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