Equitable Growth’s Jobs Day Graphs: March 2020 Report Edition
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After finally recovering from the Great Recession in recent months, the prime-age employment rate dropped nearly a percentage point from mid-February to mid-March.
![](https://equitablegrowth.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/playfair-62.png)
2.
As total unemployment increases, a larger share of unemployed workers have lost their jobs, rather than workers previously out of the labor force looking for work or workers voluntarily leaving their jobs.
![](https://equitablegrowth.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Reasons-for-unemployment-MARCH.png)
3.
Involuntary part-time work surged in March, as an increase in part-time work is an indicator of an unhealthy labor market.
![](https://equitablegrowth.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/playfair-2020-04-03T093105.904.png)
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Declining employment was led by the leisure and hospitality industry, which shed 459,000 jobs by mid-March.
![](https://equitablegrowth.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/E-by-sector-MARCH-FINAL.png)
5.
Increases to the unemployment rate in March were marginally greater for those with less education.
![](https://equitablegrowth.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/U-by-Education-March-final.png)