Fig. 11From: Germany and the United States in coronavirus distress: internal versus external labour market flexibilityProportion of persons in the United States unable to work (with and without compensation) due to lost business and change in employment by industry in April 2020. NAICS classification. 21 = Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction, 23 = Construction, 31 = Durable goods manufacturing, 32–33 = Nondurable goods manufacturing, 42 = Wholesale trade, 44–45 = Retail trade,48–49 = Transportation and warehousing, 22 = Utilities, 51 = Information, 52 = Financial Activities, 54 = Professional & Business Services, 61–62 = Education & Health Services, 71–72 = Leisure & Hospitality, 81 = Other Services, 92 = Public administration, N.I. = Nonagricultural industries. Proportion of persons unable to work are from May 2020 which refers to the previous four weeks. Data for the change in employment refers to the monthly change from March to April 2020. Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Release “Effects of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic on the Labor Market”, https://www.bls.gov/cps/effects-of-the-coronavirus-covid-19-pandemic.htm, Current Employment Statistics (CES), own calculationsBack to article page