Subscriber Exclusive: May 11, 2020 issue of Ad Age

The May 11, 2020 issue of Ad Age is available now, below.Agency jobs in the crosshairs2019 was the weakest year for agency growth since the Great Recession. And now the bad news: 2020. Fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic has pushed the economy—and agencies—into a deep downturn. History suggests agency employment won’t hit bottom until months or even years after a recession ends. Our exclusive Ad Age Agency Report 2020, which ranks agencies based on results from 2019, serves as t