COVID-19: The Pandemic's Impact on Jobs
Researching the Impact of COVID-19 Using Labor Insight
Learn how to use Labor Insight to understand the unprecedented impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the job market in your region or industry. We will discuss the reports available on Labor Insight, what we have already seen in the market, and the best practices for analyzing data in the short term. Watch the recording […]
Find out more »Measuring the Impact of COVID-19 on the UK Labour Market
A new study by Burning Glass Technologies found that UK job adverts have dropped 63% during the coronavirus pandemic. In this webinar, our research experts will share their findings on UK job postings data and explain how they used Labour Insight™ to gather these findings. Watch the recording here.
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Tracking COVID-19’s Impact on the Labor Market
Open Data: Download Data Tracking COVID-19 Impact in Six Countries
Burning Glass Technologies is making high-level, aggregated job postings data public to enable researchers to track the economic impact on job markets. The data will include weekly and monthly counts of job postings online in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Singapore, the United Kingdom, and the United States. The data are available overall and by industry or occupation. Get the data now.
New Report on ‘Lifeboat Jobs’
Burning Glass Technologies is proud to be a data partner for the Opportunity Insights Economic Tracker, bringing together economic, public health, and education data vital for measuring the impact of the pandemic.
Recent Blogs
Study Concludes Reversing COVID-19 Stay at Home Orders Won’t Turn Around Labor Demand
Economists find that the timing of stay-at-home orders didn’t affect the drop in the job market—and lifting those orders may not turn that around.
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Jobs that Demand Less Education Take Bigger Hit in Pandemic Job Postings
New research finds that the higher the education and experience level required for a job, the more likely it is that employers will still be hiring for it in the depths of the pandemic.
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UK Job Postings Tumble 63% as Coronavirus Impacts Job Market
Job postings in the UK have dropped 63% since the beginning of March, showing the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the country’s labour market.
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Canadian Job Postings Fall by One-Third in Wake of COVID-19 Pandemic
According to new research, job postings in Canada have dropped by 34% since early March when the impact of the coronavirus began to be felt.
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UK, NZ See Major Declines in Job Postings During Pandemic
New research shows the United Kingdom and New Zealand have suffered sharp declines in job postings since the coronavirus pandemic struck.
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Help Wanted OnLine Index Declines in March
The March edition of The Conference Board®-Burning Glass® Help Wanted OnLine™ Index declined 1.5%.
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