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2020 Data Review: An uneven economic recovery for the Louisville region

2020 Data Review: An uneven economic recovery for the Louisville region

The economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic has reverberated throughout the world. The Louisville region’s economy has also suffered as people and businesses reacted to the public health crisis.

In this post, we review the data from throughout 2020 to see the economic impact in the local economy. The recovery since the depths of the pandemic has been uneven across sectors and unequal for different workers.

A snapshot of Louisville's workers in the frontline industries responding to the coronavirus pandemic

A snapshot of Louisville's workers in the frontline industries responding to the coronavirus pandemic

During the COVID-19 pandemic, there are many people who continue to go to work each day to keep us all safe and fed. Workers in the frontline industries responding to the pandemic are critically important to getting our community through these uncertain times. In this post, we take a look at the characteristics of the workers who are helping to keep buildings clean, provide access to the goods we all need, and caring for the sick and vulnerable.