In some states, unemployment stays stubbornly high By Tim Henderson, Stateline.org
Share: Furloughed hospitality workers from the shuttered Diplomat Beach Resort in Hollywood, Fla., demonstrate to preserve their jobs as management mulls the hotel s reopening. (Carline Jean/South Florida Sun Sentinel/TNS)
The economic recovery is leaving millions of people behind, especially those with jobs depending on conventions, tourists and live performances.
“It is a very sad situation. I can see why many lose hope and give up,” said Zuleika Lee, a former trade show model and mixologist in Nevada who’s been without work since last March, when the pandemic shut down the convention centers and bars where she made her living.