During the pandemic, the number of jobs available grew, the number of people getting educated fell, and spending on things such as recreation and hotel stays plummeted. Here are eight charts showing some of the ways the pandemic reverberated in different realms of American life.
There are 61% more job openings now than early in the pandemic.
In February 2020, the Bureau of Labor Statistics estimated there were 7 million job openings. There were 23% more job openings than people who were unemployed.
