Economics
Back to Work: What Recovery Felt Like for Millions of Americans
Five stories of people who lost and found jobs in the pandemic
Mike Tilberry leads a Zoom workout on the deck near his wife and child at home in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, on Feb.20.
Photographer: Micah Green/BloombergIt’s been a year since Covid-19 triggered the steepest economic collapse in modern U.S. history, with more than 22 million people thrown out of their jobs in a matter of weeks.
Many have managed to find a way back to work. By comparison with the millions who remain unemployed, they may seem like the lucky ones, though it doesn’t always feel that way.