During the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, employment in the retail sector experienced a significant drop in hours and shifts. While supermarkets and major online retailers saw impressive growth and profitability, brick and mortar retail shrunk, in large part due to lockdowns. Employees belonging to Generation Z and millennials were the ones who saw the largest drop in their number of shifts and hours, both at 44 percent.
Shifts and work hours reduction for retail employees in the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic in comparison to pre-COVID conditions, by generation
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Deputy. (July 15, 2021). Shifts and work hours reduction for retail employees in the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic in comparison to pre-COVID conditions, by generation [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1290579/us-retail-shift-work-hour-reduction-generation/
Deputy. "Shifts and work hours reduction for retail employees in the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic in comparison to pre-COVID conditions, by generation." Chart. July 15, 2021. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1290579/us-retail-shift-work-hour-reduction-generation/
Deputy. (2021). Shifts and work hours reduction for retail employees in the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic in comparison to pre-COVID conditions, by generation. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1290579/us-retail-shift-work-hour-reduction-generation/
Deputy. "Shifts and Work Hours Reduction for Retail Employees in The United States during The Covid-19 Pandemic in Comparison to Pre-covid Conditions, by Generation." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Jul 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1290579/us-retail-shift-work-hour-reduction-generation/
Deputy, Shifts and work hours reduction for retail employees in the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic in comparison to pre-COVID conditions, by generation Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1290579/us-retail-shift-work-hour-reduction-generation/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Shifts and work hours reduction for retail employees in the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic in comparison to pre-COVID conditions, by generation [Graph], Deputy, July 15, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1290579/us-retail-shift-work-hour-reduction-generation/
