nTIDE December 2020 Jobs Report: COVID surge slows recovery for people with disabilities

(Kessler Foundation) " For people with disabilities, the labor force participation rate showed a small decline compared to last month, " noted economist Andrew Houtenville, PhD, research director of the University of New Hampshire's Institute on Disability. " Over the course of the pandemic, we have seen people with disabilities staying engaged in the workforce by either working, actively looking for work, or still expecting to be recalled. The decline in December may reflect the reinstatement of restrictions to stop the increasing spread of COVID-19. "
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news