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To put into perspective how bad that jobs report is, you need to remember that January through July 2020 included three months of lockdown, shutdowns, and a worldwide pandemic.
Were people fired en masse due to COVID?
I work in air travel. We were gutted
... Yes.
About 40% of the company I work for.
And half the companies that took PPP loans to stay afloat just had their owners pocket the cash and fire everyone anyways.