The modest gains in the employment-to-population ratios over the last three months seem to be signaling a trend back to pre-COVID employment levels for people with and without disabilities, said John O Neill, PhD, at Kessler Foundation. The lack of change in labor force participation shows the resilience of people with disabilities, who have stayed engaged in the labor market and strived to work throughout the pandemic.
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East Hanover, NJ - May 7, 2021 - Incremental gains in the economic indicators for people with and without disabilities are positive signs of economic recovery, according to today s National Trends in Disability Employment - Monthly Update (nTIDE), issued by Kessler Foundation and the University of New Hampshire s Institute on Disability (UNH-IOD). The decline in COVID-19 cases, the increase in immunity in the U.S. population, and reopening in certain sectors, appear to be contributing to job gains.
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nTIDE February 2021 Jobs Report: Modest Job Gains Provide Hope for Economic Recovery
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The job numbers increased slightly as the economy strived to recover from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to today’s National Trends in Disability Employment – Monthly Update (nTIDE), issued by Kessler Foundation and the University of New Hampshire’s Institute on Disability (UNH-IOD).
“In contrast to January, we saw a slight improvement in the employment-to-population ratio,” said John O’Neill, PhD, director of the Center for Employment and Disability Research at Kessler Foundation. EAST HANOVER, N.J. (PRWEB) March 05, 2021 National Trends in Disability Employment (nTIDE) – issued semi-monthly by Kessler Foundation and the University of New Hampshire
nTIDE February 2021 Jobs Report: Modest job gains provide hope for economic recovery eurekalert.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from eurekalert.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.