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Data Appendix
Reading the Tables. The tables on the following pages display the percentages of workers in
different labor market states, out-of-labor-force (OLF), unemployed (U), or employed in one of the
22 major occupational groups. On the rows, the current labor market status (t). On the columns,
the labor market status in the following month (t + 1). Totals sum up to 1 by row, so flows between
two statuses are expressed in percentage of the stock of people in any of the labor market statuses
at t. For example, in table 1, row 3, columns 3, 4, 5, etc. imply that 92.27% of those who were
employed as Managers in any given month will be employed as Managers in the following month,
while 0.56% will be employed in Finance, 0.33% in Computer occupations, 0.12% in Engineering,
etc.
Caveats. All numbers for the agricultural sector should be taken with a grain of salt because of
small underlying sample size. Similarly, flows into “Architecture and Engineering” and “Math and
Computer” occupations from other occupations are typically very small, reflecting the specialized
nature of the skills used in these sectors. Any change over time in these flows may look large in
percentage points, but should be discounted because of measurement error from a very small base.
Technical note. While the dates of the beginning and end of the Great Recession are set by
the NBER, dating the expansion and the Covid recession is less straightforward. I used 2016-17
as “typical” expansion years (the unemployment rate was low, but not at its minimum yet, and
the economy was not as rattled by trade frictions as it was in 2018 and 2019). For the 2020
recession, I used all the months available (February through November). While the fluctuations in
the unemployment rate were rather large within this window, I believe that using the whole sample
— vis-a-vis, say, splitting it into February to April and May to November — helps smooth out
known measurement error issues due to exceptional non-response rates in the first months of the
pandemic.

Table 1. Monthly flows across occupations, unemployment (U), and out-of-labor force (OLF) status during
the Covid Recession (February-November 2020). Selected occupations, two-digit Standard Occupational Classification taxonomy. Source: Current Population Survey microdata from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. N=
approx. 650,000 person-month observations. Working-age (18-65) civilian population only.

t
OLF
U
Managers
Finance
Computer
Engineering
Science
Social Work
Legal
Teachers
Arts & Media
Healthcare
HCSupport
Protective
Food
Personal
Maintenance
Sales
Office
Agriculture
Construction
Installation
Production
Transportation

t+1
OLF

U

Managers

0.8926
0.2143
0.0165
0.0172
0.0127
0.0114
0.0142
0.0185
0.0146
0.0325
0.0362
0.0179
0.0407
0.0266
0.0711
0.0610
0.0547
0.0356
0.0349
0.0619
0.0347
0.0213
0.0286
0.0411

0.0416
0.5094
0.0140
0.0138
0.0079
0.0118
0.0147
0.0147
0.0101
0.0317
0.0394
0.0133
0.0248
0.0171
0.0611
0.0527
0.0424
0.0292
0.0240
0.0369
0.0376
0.0204
0.0338
0.0368

0.0045
0.0150
0.9227
0.0127
0.0099
0.0087
0.0074
0.0055
0.0074
0.0052
0.0111
0.0058
0.0028
0.0054
0.0066
0.0059
0.0040
0.0085
0.0080
0.0121
0.0079
0.0059
0.0042
0.0049

Business
& Financial
0.0017
0.0076
0.0056
0.9111
0.0071
0.0015
0.0044
0.0042
0.0051
0.0027
0.0035
0.0023
0.0021
0.0027
0.0014
0.0025
0.0012
0.0040
0.0051
0.0001
0.0009
0.0011
0.0021
0.0016

Computer
& Math
0.0012
0.0038
0.0033
0.0040
0.9297
0.0100
0.0048
0.0010
0.0024
0.0015
0.0030
0.0011
0.0011
0.0013
0.0007
0.0015
0.0019
0.0020
0.0017
0.0000
0.0008
0.0024
0.0011
0.0012

Architecture
& Engineering
0.0007
0.0020
0.0012
0.0010
0.0050
0.9262
0.0021
0.0002
0.0002
0.0005
0.0010
0.0004
0.0000
0.0007
0.0004
0.0000
0.0004
0.0007
0.0007
0.0006
0.0013
0.0026
0.0018
0.0006

Science
0.0004
0.0013
0.0006
0.0010
0.0018
0.0009
0.9232
0.0015
0.0004
0.0008
0.0006
0.0013
0.0003
0.0000
0.0001
0.0007
0.0000
0.0004
0.0005
0.0015
0.0002
0.0007
0.0007
0.0003

Social
Work
0.0009
0.0026
0.0009
0.0015
0.0007
0.0001
0.0038
0.9213
0.0007
0.0019
0.0005
0.0017
0.0007
0.0003
0.0005
0.0020
0.0004
0.0008
0.0011
0.0000
0.0001
0.0004
0.0002
0.0005

Legal

Teachers

0.0004
0.0008
0.0006
0.0010
0.0006
0.0000
0.0006
0.0006
0.9366
0.0005
0.0004
0.0005
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0001
0.0004
0.0006
0.0002
0.0000
0.0000
0.0001
0.0002

0.0044
0.0193
0.0021
0.0021
0.0022
0.0009
0.0046
0.0050
0.0021
0.9056
0.0034
0.0024
0.0022
0.0025
0.0018
0.0029
0.0018
0.0019
0.0023
0.0017
0.0002
0.0006
0.0011
0.0006

Arts
& Media
0.0016
0.0076
0.0017
0.0016
0.0016
0.0016
0.0014
0.0007
0.0013
0.0011
0.8761
0.0004
0.0005
0.0000
0.0007
0.0010
0.0003
0.0015
0.0010
0.0007
0.0010
0.0009
0.0003
0.0009

Healthcare
0.0026
0.0089
0.0018
0.0026
0.0022
0.0024
0.0039
0.0071
0.0033
0.0024
0.0018
0.9318
0.0164
0.0024
0.0019
0.0042
0.0009
0.0021
0.0034
0.0006
0.0007
0.0009
0.0013
0.0011

Healthcare
Support
0.0019
0.0056
0.0007
0.0009
0.0001
0.0004
0.0013
0.0016
0.0002
0.0008
0.0014
0.0062
0.8654
0.0008
0.0024
0.0103
0.0008
0.0016
0.0021
0.0001
0.0002
0.0000
0.0007
0.0010

Table 1b. Monthly flows across occupations, unemployment (U), and out-of-labor force (OLF) status during
the Covid Recession (February-November 2020). Selected occupations, two-digit Standard Occupational Classification taxonomy. Source: Current Population Survey microdata from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. N=
approx. 650,000 person-month observations. Working-age (18-65) civilian population only.

t
OLF
U
Managers
Finance
Computer
Engineering
Science
Social Work
Legal
Teachers
Arts & Media
Healthcare
HCSupport
Protective
Food
Personal
Maintenance
Sales
Office
Agriculture
Construction
Installation
Production
Transportation

t+1
Protective
Service
0.0012
0.0038
0.0008
0.0008
0.0013
0.0007
0.0006
0.0009
0.0009
0.0005
0.0014
0.0002
0.0015
0.9146
0.0010
0.0007
0.0011
0.0006
0.0009
0.0024
0.0012
0.0012
0.0010
0.0015

Food
0.0065
0.0288
0.0014
0.0015
0.0005
0.0008
0.0006
0.0006
0.0003
0.0007
0.0012
0.0007
0.0042
0.0027
0.8080
0.0034
0.0028
0.0032
0.0030
0.0015
0.0023
0.0021
0.0022
0.0030

Personal
Care
0.0043
0.0152
0.0012
0.0014
0.0008
0.0003
0.0008
0.0015
0.0009
0.0016
0.0027
0.0014
0.0117
0.0013
0.0027
0.8245
0.0044
0.0025
0.0017
0.0022
0.0013
0.0011
0.0016
0.0012

Cleaning
& Maintenance
0.0037
0.0160
0.0011
0.0009
0.0004
0.0006
0.0003
0.0011
0.0012
0.0006
0.0002
0.0009
0.0016
0.0015
0.0049
0.0038
0.8470
0.0017
0.0020
0.0049
0.0052
0.0054
0.0024
0.0044

Sales
0.0074
0.0303
0.0062
0.0076
0.0038
0.0048
0.0020
0.0024
0.0030
0.0028
0.0050
0.0026
0.0058
0.0039
0.0084
0.0057
0.0052
0.8807
0.0091
0.0031
0.0034
0.0047
0.0066
0.0067

Office
& Admin
0.0092
0.0305
0.0075
0.0127
0.0053
0.0052
0.0038
0.0075
0.0054
0.0047
0.0050
0.0055
0.0125
0.0062
0.0104
0.0093
0.0072
0.0112
0.8865
0.0038
0.0045
0.0046
0.0067
0.0112

Agriculture
0.0010
0.0031
0.0005
0.0001
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0001
0.0000
0.0001
0.0004
0.0002
0.0004
0.0005
0.0007
0.0002
0.0003
0.8410
0.0014
0.0011
0.0007
0.0010

Construction
& Extraction
0.0037
0.0233
0.0036
0.0007
0.0006
0.0027
0.0008
0.0010
0.0012
0.0004
0.0018
0.0005
0.0011
0.0023
0.0033
0.0016
0.0072
0.0019
0.0017
0.0033
0.8756
0.0080
0.0080
0.0072

Installation
& Repair
0.0013
0.0068
0.0015
0.0008
0.0021
0.0027
0.0019
0.0007
0.0000
0.0004
0.0007
0.0006
0.0009
0.0018
0.0022
0.0005
0.0053
0.0021
0.0011
0.0068
0.0048
0.9029
0.0042
0.0032

Production

Transportation

0.0027
0.0166
0.0019
0.0014
0.0019
0.0051
0.0020
0.0014
0.0014
0.0004
0.0021
0.0012
0.0020
0.0032
0.0034
0.0023
0.0040
0.0029
0.0028
0.0054
0.0079
0.0064
0.8813
0.0079

0.0047
0.0272
0.0025
0.0015
0.0018
0.0012
0.0007
0.0010
0.0011
0.0007
0.0014
0.0013
0.0014
0.0025
0.0065
0.0029
0.0061
0.0045
0.0053
0.0093
0.0071
0.0056
0.0094
0.8618

Table 2. Monthly flows across occupations, unemployment (U), and out-of-labor force (OLF) status during
the Great Recession (November 2007-June 2009). Selected occupations, two-digit Standard Occupational Classification taxonomy. Source: Current Population Survey microdata from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. N=
approx. 700,000 person-month observations. Working-age (18-65) civilian population only.
t

t+1
OLF

U

Managers

OLF
U
Managers
Business
Computer
Engineering
Science
Social Work
Legal
Teachers
Arts & Media
Healthcare
HC Support
Protective
Food
Personal
Maintenance
Sales
Office
Agriculture
Construction
Installation
Production
Transportation

0.8962
0.2113
0.0142
0.0131
0.0094
0.0111
0.0149
0.0180
0.0118
0.0280
0.0356
0.0134
0.0275
0.0216
0.0451
0.0544
0.0420
0.0298
0.0253
0.0517
0.0267
0.0162
0.0214
0.0262

0.0433
0.5789
0.0077
0.0078
0.0074
0.0077
0.0095
0.0059
0.0063
0.0091
0.0188
0.0045
0.0135
0.0087
0.0234
0.0172
0.0277
0.0149
0.0119
0.0376
0.0489
0.0146
0.0240
0.0235

0.0032
0.0079
0.9382
0.0105
0.0072
0.0064
0.0092
0.0061
0.0059
0.0034
0.0062
0.0034
0.0021
0.0030
0.0033
0.0033
0.0031
0.0070
0.0053
0.0063
0.0054
0.0038
0.0035
0.0033

Business
& Financial
0.0013
0.0042
0.0037
0.9312
0.0041
0.0019
0.0041
0.0031
0.0029
0.0019
0.0037
0.0014
0.0013
0.0013
0.0007
0.0010
0.0005
0.0025
0.0040
0.0007
0.0006
0.0008
0.0011
0.0007

Computer
& Math
0.0006
0.0026
0.0019
0.0023
0.9456
0.0045
0.0022
0.0007
0.0012
0.0010
0.0022
0.0006
0.0007
0.0008
0.0005
0.0004
0.0003
0.0010
0.0011
0.0000
0.0005
0.0026
0.0008
0.0005

Architecture
& Engineering
0.0005
0.0014
0.0011
0.0009
0.0033
0.9412
0.0023
0.0005
0.0002
0.0004
0.0017
0.0003
0.0003
0.0003
0.0003
0.0002
0.0002
0.0005
0.0005
0.0009
0.0008
0.0015
0.0013
0.0006

Science
0.0003
0.0010
0.0007
0.0008
0.0008
0.0017
0.9288
0.0008
0.0007
0.0008
0.0011
0.0008
0.0002
0.0001
0.0001
0.0002
0.0002
0.0004
0.0004
0.0002
0.0002
0.0002
0.0003
0.0002

Social
Work
0.0007
0.0015
0.0007
0.0011
0.0005
0.0006
0.0014
0.9353
0.0006
0.0013
0.0002
0.0012
0.0011
0.0008
0.0003
0.0013
0.0002
0.0004
0.0007
0.0002
0.0001
0.0002
0.0002
0.0003

Legal

Teachers

0.0003
0.0009
0.0005
0.0008
0.0003
0.0005
0.0011
0.0003
0.9524
0.0006
0.0004
0.0003
0.0002
0.0002
0.0002
0.0001
0.0001
0.0003
0.0007
0.0002
0.0000
0.0001
0.0001
0.0001

0.0043
0.0088
0.0017
0.0022
0.0012
0.0013
0.0043
0.0044
0.0021
0.9373
0.0041
0.0026
0.0018
0.0006
0.0010
0.0039
0.0009
0.0015
0.0018
0.0005
0.0005
0.0004
0.0005
0.0005

Arts
& Media
0.0016
0.0047
0.0014
0.0013
0.0016
0.0019
0.0017
0.0007
0.0009
0.0011
0.9001
0.0003
0.0004
0.0007
0.0006
0.0013
0.0004
0.0011
0.0011
0.0006
0.0006
0.0006
0.0008
0.0006

Healthcare
0.0017
0.0037
0.0013
0.0020
0.0011
0.0014
0.0048
0.0040
0.0023
0.0017
0.0010
0.9550
0.0101
0.0009
0.0007
0.0021
0.0007
0.0012
0.0019
0.0003
0.0001
0.0007
0.0007
0.0005

Healthcare
Support
0.0016
0.0043
0.0005
0.0005
0.0005
0.0003
0.0007
0.0014
0.0007
0.0006
0.0005
0.0042
0.9087
0.0009
0.0015
0.0053
0.0013
0.0009
0.0015
0.0005
0.0002
0.0003
0.0007
0.0006

Table 2b. Monthly flows across occupations, unemployment (U), and out-of-labor force (OLF) status during
the Great Recession (Nov 2007-June 2009). Selected occupations, two-digit Standard Occupational Classification
taxonomy. Source: Current Population Survey microdata from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. N= approx.
700,000 person-month observations. Working-age (18-65) civilian population only.
t
OLF
U
Managers
Business & Financial
Math & Computer
Architecture & Engineering
Science
Social Work
Legal
Teachers
Arts & Media
Healthcare
Healthcare Support
Protective Service
Food
Personal Care
Cleaning & Maintenance
Sales
Office & Admin
Agriculture
Construction & Extraction
Installation & Repair
Production
Transportation

t+1
Protective
Service
0.0011
0.0032
0.0008
0.0005
0.0005
0.0003
0.0003
0.0009
0.0005
0.0003
0.0010
0.0004
0.0006
0.9410
0.0007
0.0010
0.0008
0.0008
0.0007
0.0006
0.0006
0.0010
0.0006
0.0012

Food
0.0061
0.0199
0.0019
0.0009
0.0006
0.0004
0.0013
0.0012
0.0006
0.0010
0.0016
0.0009
0.0027
0.0011
0.8942
0.0035
0.0044
0.0036
0.0022
0.0025
0.0023
0.0012
0.0022
0.0030

Personal
Care
0.0044
0.0094
0.0010
0.0012
0.0005
0.0002
0.0008
0.0026
0.0002
0.0023
0.0023
0.0012
0.0085
0.0011
0.0025
0.8837
0.0024
0.0015
0.0020
0.0017
0.0005
0.0008
0.0012
0.0015

Cleaning
& Maintenance
0.0041
0.0127
0.0009
0.0007
0.0007
0.0004
0.0006
0.0006
0.0002
0.0006
0.0008
0.0004
0.0023
0.0013
0.0032
0.0025
0.8880
0.0015
0.0013
0.0062
0.0040
0.0031
0.0024
0.0030

Sales
0.0083
0.0245
0.0071
0.0061
0.0035
0.0037
0.0031
0.0028
0.0022
0.0027
0.0055
0.0023
0.0038
0.0039
0.0067
0.0049
0.0040
0.9124
0.0070
0.0040
0.0032
0.0046
0.0038
0.0055

Office
& Admin
0.0083
0.0224
0.0060
0.0124
0.0057
0.0028
0.0039
0.0075
0.0072
0.0041
0.0052
0.0048
0.0098
0.0041
0.0055
0.0071
0.0044
0.0097
0.9231
0.0030
0.0025
0.0029
0.0054
0.0076

Agriculture
0.0009
0.0036
0.0004
0.0001
0.0000
0.0001
0.0005
0.0000
0.0000
0.0001
0.0003
0.0000
0.0002
0.0001
0.0002
0.0005
0.0006
0.0002
0.0001
0.8589
0.0009
0.0003
0.0007
0.0009

Construction
& Extraction
0.0033
0.0321
0.0030
0.0006
0.0014
0.0026
0.0007
0.0003
0.0002
0.0002
0.0019
0.0002
0.0003
0.0017
0.0020
0.0007
0.0052
0.0017
0.0011
0.0068
0.8842
0.0056
0.0053
0.0058

Installation
& Repair
0.0012
0.0056
0.0014
0.0008
0.0021
0.0032
0.0009
0.0008
0.0002
0.0002
0.0012
0.0003
0.0005
0.0016
0.0011
0.0009
0.0025
0.0015
0.0008
0.0018
0.0044
0.9281
0.0035
0.0026

Production

Transportation

0.0028
0.0154
0.0021
0.0012
0.0011
0.0039
0.0018
0.0011
0.0005
0.0006
0.0027
0.0011
0.0020
0.0019
0.0030
0.0023
0.0046
0.0026
0.0021
0.0069
0.0059
0.0057
0.9128
0.0077

0.0038
0.0200
0.0018
0.0012
0.0010
0.0018
0.0010
0.0009
0.0003
0.0006
0.0017
0.0006
0.0014
0.0023
0.0033
0.0021
0.0053
0.0030
0.0033
0.0080
0.0070
0.0048
0.0068
0.9036

Table 3. Monthly flows across occupations, unemployment (U), and out-of-labor force (OLF) status during the
Expansion (January 2016-December 2017). Selected occupations, two-digit Standard Occupational Classification
taxonomy. Source: Current Population Survey microdata from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. N= approx. 2
million person-month observations. Working-age (18-65) civilian population only.
t

t+1
OLF

U

Managers

OLF
U
Managers
Finance
Computer
Engineering
Science
Social Work
Legal
Teachers
Arts & Media
Healthcare
HCSupport
Protective
Food
Personal
Maintenance
Sales
Office
Agriculture
Construction
Installation
Production
Transportation

0.9054
0.2448
0.0150
0.0163
0.0134
0.0122
0.0172
0.0216
0.0140
0.0302
0.0381
0.0165
0.0351
0.0246
0.0524
0.0546
0.0438
0.0345
0.0289
0.0548
0.0299
0.0191
0.0234
0.0332

0.0298
0.4993
0.0049
0.0066
0.0061
0.0050
0.0052
0.0052
0.0025
0.0105
0.0142
0.0042
0.0122
0.0087
0.0183
0.0138
0.0179
0.0102
0.0092
0.0310
0.0243
0.0088
0.0130
0.0166

0.0036
0.0095
0.9301
0.0140
0.0106
0.0094
0.0062
0.0078
0.0051
0.0037
0.0070
0.0047
0.0031
0.0047
0.0049
0.0045
0.0035
0.0084
0.0076
0.0090
0.0085
0.0048
0.0043
0.0039

Business
& Financial
0.0017
0.0065
0.0060
0.9207
0.0065
0.0037
0.0054
0.0041
0.0040
0.0021
0.0036
0.0023
0.0011
0.0021
0.0009
0.0016
0.0008
0.0039
0.0056
0.0004
0.0009
0.0010
0.0014
0.0012

Computer
& Math
0.0010
0.0038
0.0031
0.0038
0.9303
0.0075
0.0035
0.0016
0.0012
0.0013
0.0026
0.0012
0.0006
0.0008
0.0007
0.0007
0.0004
0.0011
0.0018
0.0005
0.0006
0.0035
0.0009
0.0006

Architecture
& Engineering
0.0006
0.0015
0.0016
0.0011
0.0041
0.9275
0.0037
0.0007
0.0008
0.0006
0.0033
0.0006
0.0005
0.0010
0.0004
0.0003
0.0008
0.0008
0.0005
0.0006
0.0011
0.0022
0.0017
0.0008

Science
0.0004
0.0009
0.0005
0.0008
0.0008
0.0017
0.9269
0.0010
0.0004
0.0008
0.0008
0.0010
0.0003
0.0003
0.0001
0.0002
0.0001
0.0003
0.0003
0.0011
0.0001
0.0002
0.0007
0.0002

Social
Work
0.0008
0.0025
0.0012
0.0011
0.0007
0.0007
0.0018
0.9221
0.0009
0.0017
0.0009
0.0017
0.0015
0.0014
0.0005
0.0020
0.0004
0.0004
0.0012
0.0003
0.0004
0.0002
0.0004
0.0003

Legal

Teachers

0.0004
0.0009
0.0005
0.0011
0.0004
0.0007
0.0003
0.0005
0.9479
0.0005
0.0004
0.0004
0.0002
0.0003
0.0001
0.0001
0.0001
0.0004
0.0007
0.0000
0.0001
0.0002
0.0001
0.0001

0.0043
0.0135
0.0022
0.0023
0.0021
0.0031
0.0053
0.0062
0.0027
0.9287
0.0046
0.0025
0.0020
0.0016
0.0014
0.0043
0.0010
0.0019
0.0022
0.0003
0.0006
0.0008
0.0008
0.0007

Arts
& Media
0.0019
0.0063
0.0014
0.0019
0.0023
0.0022
0.0014
0.0016
0.0013
0.0016
0.8923
0.0004
0.0006
0.0011
0.0006
0.0014
0.0006
0.0014
0.0011
0.0004
0.0005
0.0008
0.0010
0.0008

Healthcare
0.0022
0.0066
0.0021
0.0020
0.0015
0.0015
0.0051
0.0052
0.0026
0.0023
0.0020
0.9431
0.0145
0.0015
0.0015
0.0038
0.0007
0.0019
0.0027
0.0006
0.0005
0.0005
0.0010
0.0009

Healthcare
Support
0.0019
0.0063
0.0007
0.0006
0.0004
0.0006
0.0004
0.0018
0.0011
0.0009
0.0007
0.0056
0.8896
0.0009
0.0014
0.0073
0.0015
0.0011
0.0017
0.0003
0.0003
0.0004
0.0012
0.0007

Table 3b. Monthly flows across occupations, unemployment (U), and out-of-labor force (OLF) status during
the Expansion (January 2016-December 2017). Selected occupations, two-digit Standard Occupational Classification taxonomy. Source: Current Population Survey microdata from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. N=
approx. 2 million person-month observations. Working-age (18-65) civilian population only.
t
OLF
U
Managers
Business & Financial
Math & Computer
Architecture & Engineering
Science
Social Work
Legal
Teachers
Arts & Media
Healthcare
Healthcare Support
Protective Service
Food
Personal Care
Cleaning & Maintenance
Sales
Office & Admin
Agriculture
Construction & Extraction
Installation & Repair
Production
Transportation

t+1
Protective
Service
0.0011
0.0045
0.0006
0.0008
0.0009
0.0008
0.0006
0.0014
0.0006
0.0004
0.0007
0.0007
0.0010
0.9260
0.0011
0.0006
0.0008
0.0008
0.0011
0.0017
0.0012
0.0011
0.0012
0.0013

Food
0.0065
0.0274
0.0022
0.0012
0.0011
0.0006
0.0010
0.0012
0.0002
0.0017
0.0020
0.0014
0.0044
0.0023
0.8779
0.0053
0.0053
0.0052
0.0033
0.0036
0.0027
0.0016
0.0031
0.0038

Personal
Care
0.0048
0.0131
0.0014
0.0016
0.0010
0.0005
0.0010
0.0030
0.0005
0.0030
0.0027
0.0018
0.0099
0.0017
0.0032
0.8758
0.0029
0.0024
0.0027
0.0015
0.0009
0.0009
0.0015
0.0018

Cleaning
& Maintenance
0.0039
0.0159
0.0013
0.0007
0.0007
0.0011
0.0011
0.0006
0.0001
0.0004
0.0006
0.0005
0.0028
0.0009
0.0036
0.0025
0.8851
0.0017
0.0018
0.0073
0.0043
0.0052
0.0031
0.0036

Sales
0.0083
0.0306
0.0072
0.0068
0.0038
0.0038
0.0027
0.0033
0.0031
0.0026
0.0079
0.0026
0.0049
0.0042
0.0097
0.0051
0.0043
0.8996
0.0097
0.0033
0.0032
0.0061
0.0053
0.0063

Office
& Admin
0.0079
0.0273
0.0075
0.0123
0.0053
0.0042
0.0037
0.0071
0.0075
0.0043
0.0072
0.0061
0.0093
0.0057
0.0078
0.0089
0.0053
0.0115
0.9069
0.0045
0.0032
0.0037
0.0067
0.0102

Agriculture
0.0011
0.0045
0.0006
0.0001
0.0001
0.0001
0.0015
0.0001
0.0000
0.0002
0.0001
0.0001
0.0003
0.0002
0.0003
0.0003
0.0013
0.0004
0.0003
0.8483
0.0007
0.0006
0.0009
0.0012

Construction
& Extraction
0.0036
0.0266
0.0036
0.0008
0.0015
0.0026
0.0010
0.0006
0.0010
0.0003
0.0013
0.0005
0.0007
0.0023
0.0028
0.0010
0.0077
0.0021
0.0012
0.0072
0.8967
0.0092
0.0073
0.0058

Installation
& Repair
0.0014
0.0069
0.0015
0.0007
0.0024
0.0045
0.0011
0.0007
0.0008
0.0003
0.0020
0.0004
0.0003
0.0014
0.0013
0.0007
0.0045
0.0021
0.0011
0.0034
0.0055
0.9157
0.0039
0.0030

Production

Transportation

0.0031
0.0155
0.0023
0.0014
0.0021
0.0040
0.0031
0.0011
0.0004
0.0010
0.0030
0.0010
0.0025
0.0023
0.0042
0.0024
0.0056
0.0036
0.0036
0.0075
0.0068
0.0065
0.9079
0.0093

0.0045
0.0252
0.0024
0.0013
0.0020
0.0020
0.0008
0.0014
0.0010
0.0009
0.0019
0.0007
0.0026
0.0038
0.0047
0.0029
0.0054
0.0043
0.0048
0.0125
0.0072
0.0069
0.0094
0.8935

Table 4. Monthly flows across occupations, unemployment (U), and out-of-labor force (OLF) status during the
Covid Recession phase II (June 2020-November 2020). Selected occupations, two-digit Standard Occupational
Classification taxonomy. Source: Current Population Survey microdata from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
N= approx. 400,000 person-month observations. Working-age (18-65) civilian population only.

OLF
U
Managers
Finance
Computer
Engineering
Science
Social Work
Legal
Teachers
Arts & Media
Healthcare
HCSupport
Protective
Food
Personal
Maintenance
Sales
Office
Agriculture
Construction
Installation
Production
Transportation

OLF

U

.8820656
.1837138
.0156164
.0165501
.0113892
.0122195
.0145469
.0176579
.0113789
.0304496
.0309799
.0173719
.0368823
.0265331
.063215
.058718
.0467481
.0319547
.0330247
.0696063
.0332696
.0200514
.0255375
.0387775

.0481591
.5242696
.0115653
.0106044
.0065333
.0074532
.0131907
.0127293
.0078927
.0280129
.0356853
.0094304
.0192472
.0142496
.0393747
.0346975
.0298774
.0214484
.0176699
.0297242
.0274241
.015624
.0237644
.0289339

Managers
& Financial
.0046814
.017179
.9267509
.0123658
.0101073
.0101404
.0053663
.0047299
.0072714
.0047644
.0101816
.0058651
.0030865
.004023
.0065103
.0063057
.0039968
.0086036
.0077509
.0147073
.0087412
.0063614
.0042003
.0048421

Business
.0017245
.0079342
.0051009
.9163433
.0057796
.000873
.0045774
.0040065
.0051794
.0030622
.0028036
.0025584
.0023552
.0019632
.0010637
.0018558
.000737
.0037104
.0046954
.0001454
.0009003
.0012656
.0018229
.0016062

Computer
& Math
.0012592
.003087
.0032698
.0035931
.9320137
.0103476
.0061835
.0011471
.0027199
.0016213
.0034645
.0011544
.001104
.0016279
.0007645
.0018321
.0009757
.0021076
.0015246
0
.0005535
.0026072
.0012921
.0012026

Architecture
& Engineering
.000706
.0021891
.0012319
.0010588
.0053171
.9312012
.0024624
.0003094
.0000573
.0004048
.0014429
.0004237
0
.0007049
.0005513
0
.0003125
.0005557
.0007361
.0008706
.0013637
.003267
.0017152
.0006059

Science
Work
.0003227
.0012723
.0006222
.0009825
.001619
.001136
.9261724
.0020836
.000544
.0005403
.0006467
.0010851
.0003726
0
0
.0007121
0
.0002528
.0004072
.0021374
.0002358
.0007433
.0003729
.0003351

Social

Legal

Teachers

.0009445
.0027762
.0008287
.0014997
.0005966
0
.0034948
.9267564
.0010618
.0022521
.0007303
.0014848
.00078
.0001354
.0005831
.0023015
.0006075
.0007615
.0009352
0
.0000854
.0005422
.0001154
.0006541

.000452
.0010674
.0005625
.0011013
.0006517
0
.000867
.0008914
.940248
.0004456
.0006112
.0006134
0
0
.0000113
.0000512
.000188
.0004667
.0005142
.0002514
0
0
.000076
.0002284

.0045271
.0223408
.0018363
.0018369
.0025121
.0008563
.0051179
.0040642
.0024873
.9109509
.0037077
.0024979
.0023401
.0030684
.0020196
.0025554
.0016727
.0021897
.0022765
.0024292
.0002613
.0006526
.0013904
.0005266

Arts
& Media
.0018562
.008656
.0015792
.0016406
.0015234
.0016479
.0018859
.0007526
.0008443
.0014212
.885794
.0002355
.000778
0
.0003654
.0012485
.0001366
.001636
.0009396
.0010457
.001175
.0006642
.0002927
.0005424

Healthcare
.0028426
.0097546
.0016713
.0024483
.0021248
.0008059
.0034112
.0066895
.0042509
.0024318
.0023067
.9361602
.0177639
.0022618
.0018565
.0035988
.0008876
.0022264
.0028686
.0000882
.0007096
.0005954
.0011185
.0013093

Healthcare
Support
.0018828
.0064733
.0008489
.0010247
.0002059
.0002978
.0008771
.000809
.0002331
.0004729
.0011232
.0054866
.8711306
.0009247
.0026282
.0098458
.0008511
.0012843
.0020608
.0002066
.0001496
0
.000697
.0008953

Table 4b. Monthly flows across occupations, unemployment (U), and out-of-labor force (OLF) status during
the Covid Recession phase II (June 2020-November 2020). Selected occupations, two-digit Standard Occupational Classification taxonomy. Source: Current Population Survey microdata from the Bureau of Labor
Statistics. N= approx. 400,000 person-month observations. Working-age (18-65) civilian population only.
t
OLF
U
Managers
Finance
Computer
Engineering
Science
Social Work
Legal
Teachers
Arts & Media
Healthcare
HCSupport
Protective
Food
Personal
Maintenance
Sales
Office
Agriculture
Construction
Installation
Production
Transportation

t+1
Protective
Service
.0014198
.0041554
.0006206
.0008819
.0016037
.000654
.0001949
.0007787
.0011603
.0003935
.0009915
.0000367
.001705
.9185666
.0012886
.0006763
.0012283
.0004363
.0011285
.0032482
.0011314
.0007973
.0010463
.0014514

Food
.0068199
.0318453
.0013768
.0015126
.0003677
.0011436
.0002838
.00024
.0004992
.0007571
.0013641
.0004782
.004648
.0015095
.837024
.0033621
.0032929
.0034255
.0029196
.0021983
.0023966
.0017318
.0018728
.0031909

Personal
Care
.0044433
.0183153
.0012369
.0012842
.0010502
.0003804
.0010959
.0010029
.0005498
.0015611
.0029795
.0012519
.0123434
.0018306
.0020844
.84345
.0044492
.0027842
.0018298
.0027364
.0010889
.0010794
.0014183
.0008538

Cleaning
& Maintenance
.0037014
.0147527
.0010918
.0008869
.000411
.0006887
.0002743
.0014286
.001755
.0005539
.0003396
.0006285
.0014376
.0018303
.0052085
.0038379
.864494
.001449
.0019341
.0048829
.005149
.006014
.0020165
.0042342

Sales
.0078445
.0323011
.0058322
.0075683
.0044248
.0050441
.0014102
.0025294
.0034197
.0027535
.0047133
.0031215
.0062649
.004084
.0088907
.0056228
.0058385
.8912552
.0096149
.0033872
.0033157
.0044727
.0075369
.0068091

Office
& Admin
.0098959
.0333072
.0076261
.012874
.0052547
.0049942
.0046403
.0076231
.0042693
.005237
.0050482
.0060563
.0126252
.0066917
.0110703
.0107094
.0083365
.0114539
.8953423
.003556
.0050393
.0043321
.0073678
.009947

Agriculture
.0010207
.0017903
.0005184
.0001085
0
0
0
0
0
.0002132
0
0
.0005199
.000251
.0004325
.0004521
.0009534
.000252
.0002018
.8292954
.0010779
.0008065
.0007691
.0008212

Construction
& Extraction
.0039351
.0211086
.0039332
.0005228
.0007303
.0025153
.0005585
.0002113
.001495
.0004092
.0017144
.0006064
.0005002
.00205
.0036711
.0013977
.0080219
.0020664
.0014371
.0021922
.8866204
.006753
.007999
.0082389

Installation
& Repair
.0014375
.0066369
.0015775
.0007614
.0016689
.0027032
.0015832
.0009926
0
.0002852
0
.0006753
.0013111
.0020414
.0019718
.0006348
.0058018
.0016232
.0014549
.0089968
.0039908
.9097118
.0046916
.0031159

Production

Transportation

.002844
.0179197
.0019392
.0009909
.0020916
.0042686
.0008357
.0016606
.0011367
.000421
.0026627
.0011523
.0021548
.0035009
.0029423
.0030159
.004429
.0030535
.0029591
.0073205
.0078646
.0062164
.8934423
.0085131

.0052141
.0271542
.002763
.001559
.0020235
.0006292
.0009695
.000906
.0015459
.0005851
.000709
.0016254
.0006494
.0021522
.0064724
.0031186
.0061636
.005003
.0057743
.0109737
.0074563
.0057108
.0094439
.872365

Table 5. Monthly flows across occupations, unemployment (U), and out-of-labor force (OLF) status during
the Covid Recession (February 2020-November 2020). Selected occupations, two-digit Standard Occupational
Classification taxonomy. Source: Current Population Survey microdata from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Working-age (18-65) civilian population only. Standard errors computed assuming a binomial distribution:
N p(1−p)
.
N2
Agriculture
Arts & Media
Computer
Construction
Engineering
Finance
Food
HC Support
Healthcare
Installation
Legal
Maintenance
Managers
Office
Personal
Production
Protective
Sales
Science
Social Work
Teachers
Transportation
U
OLF
Average monthly N
Average total monthly N

OLF
0.0619
0.000004
0.0362
0.000003
0.0127
0.000001
0.0347
0.000002
0.0114
0.000001
0.0172
0.000001
0.0711
0.000005
0.0407
0.000003
0.0179
0.000001
0.0213
0.000001
0.0146
0.000001
0.0547
0.000004
0.0165
0.000001
0.0349
0.000003
0.0610
0.000005
0.0286
0.000002
0.0266
0.000002
0.0356
0.000003
0.0142
0.000001
0.0185
0.000002
0.0325
0.000002
0.0411
0.000003
0.2143
0.000017
0.8926
0.000008
11,874
44,021

U
0.0369
0.000013
0.0394
0.000013
0.0079
0.000003
0.0376
0.000015
0.0118
0.000003
0.0138
0.000005
0.0611
0.000022
0.0248
0.000008
0.0133
0.000004
0.0204
0.000007
0.0101
0.000002
0.0424
0.000016
0.0140
0.000004
0.0240
0.000009
0.0527
0.000016
0.0338
0.000011
0.0171
0.000006
0.0292
0.000011
0.0147
0.000004
0.0147
0.000005
0.0317
0.000010
0.0368
0.000015
0.5094
0.000106
0.0416
0.000014
2,348

Managers
0.0121
0.000002
0.0111
0.000003
0.0099
0.000003
0.0079
0.000002
0.0087
0.000002
0.0127
0.000004
0.0066
0.000001
0.0028
0.000001
0.0058
0.000001
0.0059
0.000002
0.0074
0.000002
0.0040
0.000001
0.9227
0.000018
0.0080
0.000002
0.0059
0.000001
0.0042
0.000001
0.0054
0.000001
0.0085
0.000002
0.0074
0.000002
0.0055
0.000002
0.0052
0.000001
0.0049
0.000001
0.0150
0.000006
0.0045
0.000001
4,035

Finance
0.0001
0.000000
0.0035
0.000003
0.0071
0.000003
0.0009
0.000000
0.0015
0.000002
0.9111
0.000051
0.0014
0.000001
0.0021
0.000001
0.0023
0.000001
0.0011
0.000001
0.0051
0.000003
0.0012
0.000001
0.0056
0.000003
0.0051
0.000004
0.0025
0.000002
0.0021
0.000001
0.0027
0.000001
0.0040
0.000003
0.0044
0.000003
0.0042
0.000003
0.0027
0.000001
0.0016
0.000001
0.0076
0.000006
0.0017
0.000001
1,573

Computer
0.0000
0.000000
0.0030
0.000003
0.9297
0.000056
0.0008
0.000000
0.0100
0.000008
0.0040
0.000004
0.0007
0.000000
0.0011
0.000000
0.0011
0.000001
0.0024
0.000002
0.0024
0.000002
0.0019
0.000000
0.0033
0.000002
0.0017
0.000002
0.0015
0.000001
0.0011
0.000001
0.0013
0.000002
0.0020
0.000001
0.0048
0.000005
0.0010
0.000001
0.0015
0.000001
0.0012
0.000001
0.0038
0.000003
0.0012
0.000001
1,161

Engineering
0.0006
0.000000
0.0010
0.000003
0.0050
0.000009
0.0013
0.000002
0.9262
0.000113
0.0010
0.000001
0.0004
0.000001
0.0000
0.000001
0.0004
0.000001
0.0026
0.000003
0.0002
0.000000
0.0004
0.000001
0.0012
0.000002
0.0007
0.000001
0.0000
0.000000
0.0018
0.000003
0.0007
0.000001
0.0007
0.000002
0.0021
0.000003
0.0002
0.000000
0.0005
0.000000
0.0006
0.000001
0.0020
0.000005
0.0007
0.000001
603

Science
0.0015
0.000000
0.0006
0.000002
0.0018
0.000004
0.0002
0.000001
0.0009
0.000003
0.0010
0.000003
0.0001
0.000000
0.0003
0.000002
0.0013
0.000002
0.0007
0.000002
0.0004
0.000002
0.0000
0.000000
0.0006
0.000002
0.0005
0.000001
0.0007
0.000001
0.0007
0.000001
0.0000
0.000001
0.0004
0.000001
0.9232
0.000206
0.0015
0.000007
0.0008
0.000002
0.0003
0.000000
0.0013
0.000006
0.0004
0.000001
344

Social Work
0.0000
0.000000
0.0005
0.000001
0.0007
0.000001
0.0001
0.000001
0.0001
0.000000
0.0015
0.000003
0.0005
0.000000
0.0007
0.000002
0.0017
0.000003
0.0004
0.000001
0.0007
0.000002
0.0004
0.000001
0.0009
0.000001
0.0011
0.000002
0.0020
0.000002
0.0002
0.000001
0.0003
0.000002
0.0008
0.000001
0.0038
0.000004
0.9213
0.000129
0.0019
0.000003
0.0005
0.000001
0.0026
0.000006
0.0009
0.000002
561

Legal
0.0002
0.000000
0.0004
0.000002
0.0006
0.000002
0.0000
0.000001
0.0000
0.000000
0.0010
0.000003
0.0000
0.000000
0.0000
0.000000
0.0005
0.000002
0.0000
0.000000
0.9366
0.000151
0.0001
0.000001
0.0006
0.000002
0.0006
0.000002
0.0000
0.000001
0.0001
0.000001
0.0000
0.000002
0.0004
0.000001
0.0006
0.000001
0.0006
0.000001
0.0005
0.000001
0.0002
0.000001
0.0008
0.000004
0.0004
0.000001
394

Teachers
0.0017
0.000000
0.0034
0.000002
0.0022
0.000001
0.0002
0.000000
0.0009
0.000001
0.0021
0.000002
0.0018
0.000001
0.0022
0.000001
0.0024
0.000001
0.0006
0.000000
0.0021
0.000001
0.0018
0.000001
0.0021
0.000001
0.0023
0.000001
0.0029
0.000002
0.0011
0.000000
0.0025
0.000001
0.0019
0.000001
0.0046
0.000002
0.0050
0.000003
0.9056
0.000045
0.0006
0.000000
0.0193
0.000013
0.0044
0.000003
1,897

Arts & Media
0.0007
0.000000
0.8761
0.000186
0.0016
0.000003
0.0010
0.000001
0.0016
0.000002
0.0016
0.000002
0.0007
0.000001
0.0005
0.000002
0.0004
0.000001
0.0009
0.000001
0.0013
0.000001
0.0003
0.000000
0.0017
0.000003
0.0010
0.000001
0.0010
0.000003
0.0003
0.000001
0.0000
0.000002
0.0015
0.000002
0.0014
0.000002
0.0007
0.000001
0.0011
0.000002
0.0009
0.000001
0.0076
0.000016
0.0016
0.000003
584

Healthcare
0.0006
0.000000
0.0018
0.000001
0.0022
0.000001
0.0007
0.000000
0.0024
0.000001
0.0026
0.000001
0.0019
0.000001
0.0164
0.000009
0.9318
0.000032
0.0009
0.000001
0.0033
0.000001
0.0009
0.000001
0.0018
0.000001
0.0034
0.000002
0.0042
0.000002
0.0013
0.000001
0.0024
0.000000
0.0021
0.000001
0.0039
0.000004
0.0071
0.000003
0.0024
0.000001
0.0011
0.000001
0.0089
0.000006
0.0026
0.000001
2,017

HC Support
0.0001
0.000002
0.0014
0.000001
0.0001
0.000001
0.0002
0.000001
0.0004
0.000000
0.0009
0.000001
0.0024
0.000003
0.8654
0.000174
0.0062
0.000008
0.0000
0.000001
0.0002
0.000000
0.0008
0.000002
0.0007
0.000001
0.0021
0.000004
0.0103
0.000013
0.0007
0.000001
0.0008
0.000003
0.0016
0.000002
0.0013
0.000001
0.0016
0.000001
0.0008
0.000001
0.0010
0.000001
0.0056
0.000010
0.0019
0.000003
668

Table 5b. Monthly flows across occupations, unemployment (U), and out-of-labor force (OLF) status during
the Covid Recession (February 2020-November 2020). Selected occupations, two-digit Standard Occupational
Classification taxonomy. Source: Current Population Survey microdata from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Working-age (18-65) civilian population only. Standard errors computed assuming a binomial distribution:
N p(1−p)
.
N2
Agriculture
Arts & Media
Computer
Construction
Engineering
Finance
Food
HCSupport
Healthcare
Installation
Legal
Maintenance
Managers
Office
Personal
Production
Protective
Sales
Science
Social Work
Teachers
Transportation
U
OLF
Average monthly N
Average total monthly N

Protective Service
0.0024
0.000001
0.0014
0.000000
0.0013
0.000001
0.0012
0.000001
0.0007
0.000001
0.0008
0.000002
0.0010
0.000002
0.0015
0.000001
0.0002
0.000001
0.0012
0.000002
0.0009
0.000000
0.0011
0.000002
0.0008
0.000001
0.0009
0.000002
0.0007
0.000001
0.0010
0.000002
0.9146
0.000133
0.0006
0.000001
0.0006
0.000000
0.0009
0.000001
0.0005
0.000001
0.0015
0.000001
0.0038
0.000007
0.0012
0.000002
11,874
44,021

Food
0.0015
0.000002
0.0012
0.000001
0.0005
0.000001
0.0023
0.000002
0.0008
0.000001
0.0015
0.000001
0.8080
0.000121
0.0042
0.000004
0.0007
0.000001
0.0021
0.000002
0.0003
0.000000
0.0028
0.000005
0.0014
0.000002
0.0030
0.000003
0.0034
0.000003
0.0022
0.000002
0.0027
0.000002
0.0032
0.000003
0.0006
0.000000
0.0006
0.000001
0.0007
0.000001
0.0030
0.000004
0.0288
0.000024
0.0065
0.000006
2,348

Personal Care
0.0022
0.000002
0.0027
0.000002
0.0008
0.000001
0.0013
0.000001
0.0003
0.000000
0.0014
0.000002
0.0027
0.000003
0.0117
0.000015
0.0014
0.000002
0.0011
0.000001
0.0009
0.000000
0.0044
0.000004
0.0012
0.000001
0.0017
0.000003
0.8245
0.000158
0.0016
0.000001
0.0013
0.000001
0.0025
0.000002
0.0008
0.000002
0.0015
0.000004
0.0016
0.000002
0.0012
0.000002
0.0152
0.000021
0.0043
0.000005
4,035

Maintenance
0.0049
0.000003
0.0002
0.000001
0.0004
0.000002
0.0052
0.000005
0.0006
0.000001
0.0009
0.000001
0.0049
0.000002
0.0016
0.000001
0.0009
0.000000
0.0054
0.000005
0.0012
0.000000
0.8470
0.000132
0.0011
0.000001
0.0020
0.000002
0.0038
0.000005
0.0024
0.000003
0.0015
0.000002
0.0017
0.000002
0.0003
0.000000
0.0011
0.000001
0.0006
0.000001
0.0044
0.000004
0.0160
0.000017
0.0037
0.000004
1,573

Sales
0.0031
0.000001
0.0050
0.000003
0.0038
0.000002
0.0034
0.000001
0.0048
0.000001
0.0076
0.000003
0.0084
0.000002
0.0058
0.000002
0.0026
0.000001
0.0047
0.000002
0.0030
0.000001
0.0052
0.000002
0.0062
0.000002
0.0091
0.000003
0.0057
0.000003
0.0066
0.000002
0.0039
0.000001
0.8807
0.000039
0.0020
0.000001
0.0024
0.000001
0.0028
0.000001
0.0067
0.000003
0.0303
0.000012
0.0074
0.000003
1,161

Office
0.0038
0.000001
0.0050
0.000002
0.0053
0.000001
0.0045
0.000001
0.0052
0.000001
0.0127
0.000003
0.0104
0.000002
0.0125
0.000003
0.0055
0.000002
0.0046
0.000001
0.0054
0.000002
0.0072
0.000002
0.0075
0.000002
0.8865
0.000029
0.0093
0.000002
0.0067
0.000002
0.0062
0.000002
0.0112
0.000003
0.0038
0.000001
0.0075
0.000002
0.0047
0.000001
0.0112
0.000003
0.0305
0.000010
0.0092
0.000003
603

Agriculture
0.8410
0.000573
0.0000
0.000001
0.0000
0.000000
0.0014
0.000002
0.0000
0.000001
0.0001
0.000000
0.0004
0.000001
0.0004
0.000000
0.0001
0.000000
0.0011
0.000007
0.0000
0.000001
0.0007
0.000005
0.0005
0.000003
0.0003
0.000001
0.0005
0.000002
0.0007
0.000004
0.0002
0.000004
0.0002
0.000001
0.0000
0.000004
0.0000
0.000000
0.0001
0.000001
0.0010
0.000005
0.0031
0.000015
0.0010
0.000005
344

Construction
0.0033
0.000006
0.0018
0.000002
0.0006
0.000001
0.8756
0.000070
0.0027
0.000002
0.0007
0.000001
0.0033
0.000002
0.0011
0.000000
0.0005
0.000000
0.0080
0.000005
0.0012
0.000000
0.0072
0.000005
0.0036
0.000002
0.0017
0.000001
0.0016
0.000001
0.0080
0.000005
0.0023
0.000002
0.0019
0.000001
0.0008
0.000001
0.0010
0.000000
0.0004
0.000000
0.0072
0.000004
0.0233
0.000015
0.0037
0.000003
561

Installation
0.0068
0.000005
0.0007
0.000002
0.0021
0.000002
0.0048
0.000005
0.0027
0.000004
0.0008
0.000001
0.0022
0.000002
0.0009
0.000000
0.0006
0.000000
0.9029
0.000090
0.0000
0.000000
0.0053
0.000005
0.0015
0.000001
0.0011
0.000001
0.0005
0.000001
0.0042
0.000004
0.0018
0.000002
0.0021
0.000002
0.0019
0.000002
0.0007
0.000001
0.0004
0.000000
0.0032
0.000003
0.0068
0.000009
0.0013
0.000002
394

Production
0.0054
0.000003
0.0021
0.000001
0.0019
0.000001
0.0079
0.000005
0.0051
0.000003
0.0014
0.000001
0.0034
0.000002
0.0020
0.000001
0.0012
0.000001
0.0064
0.000004
0.0014
0.000000
0.0040
0.000002
0.0019
0.000001
0.0028
0.000002
0.0023
0.000002
0.8813
0.000068
0.0032
0.000002
0.0029
0.000002
0.0020
0.000002
0.0014
0.000000
0.0004
0.000001
0.0079
0.000005
0.0166
0.000014
0.0027
0.000002
1,897

Transportation
0.0093
0.000004
0.0014
0.000002
0.0018
0.000001
0.0071
0.000005
0.0012
0.000001
0.0015
0.000001
0.0065
0.000002
0.0014
0.000001
0.0013
0.000001
0.0056
0.000003
0.0011
0.000001
0.0061
0.000004
0.0025
0.000001
0.0053
0.000003
0.0029
0.000001
0.0094
0.000005
0.0025
0.000003
0.0045
0.000002
0.0007
0.000001
0.0010
0.000001
0.0007
0.000000
0.8618
0.000069
0.0272
0.000015
0.0047
0.000003
584

Table 6. Monthly population shares of different occupations, unemployment (U), and out-of-labor force (OLF)
during the Covid Recession. Selected occupations, two-digit Standard Occupational Classification taxonomy.
Source: Current Population Survey microdata from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. N= approx. 650,000
person-month observations. Working-age (18-65) civilian population only.

2/2020
3/2020
4/2020
5/2020
6/2020
7/2020
8/2020
9/2020
10/2020
11/2020

OLF

U

Managers

0.2613
0.2596
0.2615
0.2952
0.2838
0.2721
0.2693
0.2682
0.2753
0.2706

0.0297
0.0291
0.0341
0.1007
0.0913
0.0801
0.0735
0.0608
0.0540
0.0466

0.0875
0.0886
0.0893
0.0830
0.0859
0.0874
0.0863
0.0893
0.0864
0.0879

Business
& Financial
0.0369
0.0392
0.0388
0.0368
0.0359
0.0347
0.0362
0.0360
0.0340
0.0336

Computer
& Math
0.0281
0.0287
0.0291
0.0277
0.0301
0.0309
0.0294
0.0270
0.0254
0.0262

Architecture
& Engineering
0.0137
0.0141
0.0134
0.0137
0.0133
0.0135
0.0130
0.0144
0.0146
0.0148

Science
0.0071
0.0073
0.0071
0.0072
0.0076
0.0080
0.0076
0.0075
0.0069
0.0072

Social
Work
0.0125
0.0123
0.0120
0.0115
0.0126
0.0131
0.0124
0.0121
0.0122
0.0120

Legal

Teachers

0.0080
0.0082
0.0088
0.0078
0.0087
0.0086
0.0087
0.0086
0.0085
0.0083

0.0421
0.0442
0.0445
0.0380
0.0386
0.0391
0.0371
0.0387
0.0407
0.0431

Arts
& Media
0.0155
0.0154
0.0156
0.0124
0.0127
0.0133
0.0130
0.0136
0.0129
0.0129

Healthcare
0.0454
0.0447
0.0451
0.0418
0.0441
0.0442
0.0452
0.0459
0.0440
0.0434

Healthcare
Support
0.0164
0.0167
0.0169
0.0150
0.0137
0.0142
0.0137
0.0147
0.0161
0.0176

Table 6b. Monthly population shares of different occupations, unemployment (U), and out-of-labor force
(OLF) during the Covid Recession. Selected occupations, two-digit Standard Occupational Classification taxonomy. Source: Current Population Survey microdata from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. N= approx. 650,000
person-month observations. Working-age (18-65) civilian population only.

2/2020
3/2020
4/2020
5/2020
6/2020
7/2020
8/2020
9/2020
10/2020
11/2020

Protective
Service
0.0145
0.0131
0.0136
0.0119
0.0133
0.0139
0.0150
0.0148
0.0139
0.0141

Food
0.0379
0.0384
0.0355
0.0186
0.0220
0.0260
0.0276
0.0275
0.0312
0.0321

Personal
Care
0.0243
0.0239
0.0235
0.0156
0.0163
0.0186
0.0205
0.0219
0.0204
0.0212

Cleaning
& Maintenance
0.0235
0.0234
0.0237
0.0191
0.0199
0.0217
0.0220
0.0223
0.0239
0.0243

Sales
0.0684
0.0658
0.0637
0.0537
0.0536
0.0599
0.0631
0.0646
0.0628
0.0639

Office
& Admin
0.0792
0.0800
0.0824
0.0711
0.0720
0.0731
0.0758
0.0789
0.0790
0.0798

Agriculture
0.0052
0.0049
0.0045
0.0050
0.0050
0.0039
0.0041
0.0039
0.0045
0.0050

Construction
& Extraction
0.0370
0.0379
0.0358
0.0296
0.0307
0.0334
0.0355
0.0362
0.0365
0.0363

Installation
& Repair
0.0222
0.0221
0.0222
0.0196
0.0207
0.0204
0.0207
0.0216
0.0215
0.0213

Production

Transportation

0.0372
0.0363
0.0361
0.0286
0.0306
0.0330
0.0340
0.0330
0.0349
0.0364

0.0461
0.0462
0.0429
0.0364
0.0377
0.0369
0.0362
0.0384
0.0401
0.0414