COVID-19 Economic Update

COVID-19 Economic Update is a bi-weekly column prepared by economist James Parrott of the Center for New York City Affairs (CNYCA) at The New School, whose research is supported by the Consortium for Worker Education and the 21st Century ILGWU Heritage Fund. Read past installments here.  Like the second wave surge in new cases, the near-term economic outlook is […]

COVID-19 Economic Update is a bi-weekly column prepared by economist James Parrott of the Center for New York City Affairs (CNYCA) at The New School, whose research is supported by the Consortium for Worker Education and the 21st Century ILGWU Heritage Fund. Read past installments here.  An Oct. 27th front-page story in The New York Times cited our estimate that between […]

COVID-19 Economic Update is a bi-weekly column prepared by economist James Parrott of the Center for New York City Affairs (CNYCA) at The New School, whose research is supported by the Consortium for Worker Education and the 21st Century ILGWU Heritage Fund. Read past installments here.  The latest data on initial unemployment claims for regular State unemployment insurance released […]

COVID-19 Economic Update is a bi-weekly column prepared by economist James Parrott of the Center for New York City Affairs (CNYCA) at The New School, whose research is supported by the Consortium for Worker Education and the 21st Century ILGWU Heritage Fund. Read the first installment here.  New York City has continued to recover jobs, but the pace of […]

This is the first installment of a regular NYC Workforce Weekly COVID-19 Economic Update prepared by economist James Parrott of the Center for New York City Affairs (CNYCA) at The New School. COVID-19 Economic Updates will appear every other week. 3 prominent takeaways of the COVID-19 economic impact in NYC at 6 months The job and business impact […]