According to a study in mid-March 2020, the metropolitan area most at risk of job losses in the United States is Midland, Texas, where 42.5 percent of the workforce are employed in industries most at risk from the global coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19). The industries identified as most at risk are: employment services, leisure & hospitality, mining, transportation, and travel arrangements.
Leading metropolitan areas affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States in 2020, by share of jobs in high-risk industries
* Calculations based off the share of total jobs in each metropolitan area that are in the five most at risk industries identified by the source: employment services, leisure & hospitality, mining, transportation and travel arrangements. 2019 data used for calculations.
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Brookings Institution. (March 17, 2020). Leading metropolitan areas affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States in 2020, by share of jobs in high-risk industries [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 06, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1107291/covid-19-leading-metropolitan-areas-share-jobs-high-risk-industries-us/
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Leading metropolitan areas affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States in 2020, by share of jobs in high-risk industries [Graph], Brookings Institution, March 17, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1107291/covid-19-leading-metropolitan-areas-share-jobs-high-risk-industries-us/
