Chart: The COVID-19 recession has hit older workers hard: Employment level for workers 55 years and older, 2020–2021 | Economic Policy Institute

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The COVID-19 recession has hit older workers hard: Employment level for workers 55 years and older, 2020–2021

	55+ years old
2020-01-01	37672
2020-02-01	37766
2020-03-01	36921
2020-04-01	32083
2020-05-01	32706
2020-06-01	34016
2020-07-01	34722
2020-08-01	35354
2020-09-01	35302
2020-10-01	35692
2020-11-01	35600
2020-12-01	35412
2021-01-01	35382
2021-02-01	35328
2021-03-01	35636

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Source: Authors' analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics' Current Employment Statistics public data series.

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Older workers were devastated by the pandemic downturn and continue to face adverse employment outcomes: EPI testimony for the Senate Special Committee on Aging

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