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Service industry
Are vaccinations getting people to spend? Maybe not yet.
by
Amy Scott
and Sean McHenry
May 24, 2021
Wall Street Journal reporter Sarah Chaney Cambon notes that unvaccinated people are outspending the vaccinated.
COVID-19 has veteran bartenders and servers thinking about career moves
by
Andy Uhler
Jan 29, 2021
Making drinks and waiting tables used to be fallback occupations for many young people. The coronavirus is changing that.
Manufacturers recovering as service industry continues to suffer
Nov 25, 2020
Orders for big-ticket items are a rare economic bright spot. But many businesses that rely on in-person customers are hurting.
The job market is still in recovery, but it's also still losing momentum
Nov 6, 2020
The decline in unemployment has slowed since an early rebound from the first wave of COVID-19 shutdowns.
What happens to consumer spending next in the stop-and-go COVID-19 economy?
Nov 5, 2020
It doesn't look good, considering the pandemic is still raging and there's no additional federal relief yet.
There are big variations in the state-by-state unemployment picture
Sep 21, 2020
States that rely heavily on the in-person service sector are still facing high unemployment, while farm states are seeing lower jobless rates.
Restaurants struggling to hire, despite high unemployment
Aug 27, 2020
The pandemic is worsening the labor crunch in an industry that's been short-handed for years.
For public good, not for profit.
How's the jobs recovery? Depends on the sector of the economy.
Aug 7, 2020
Service-sector jobs are coming back, but professionals who've been working from home are facing layoffs.
Dine-in restaurants see takeout success as a recipe for the future
Aug 3, 2020
The owner of one fine-dining restaurant in California opened a new eatery during the pandemic as a takeout operation.
A hair stylist choosing between her livelihood and flattening the curve
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Maria Hollenhorst
Mar 25, 2020
Ashley Nelson wasn’t forced to stop working, but she decided to anyway.