I think nolas unemployment has more going on with it than just COVID.Â
kodex1717 on
I find it interesting that Milwaukee is on this list. It was recently ranked #2 in employment for new graduates by ADP: [https://www.adpresearch.com/youve-graduated-now-what-2/](https://www.adpresearch.com/youve-graduated-now-what-2/)
SageSenpai on
5 years is a bit of time. I’d be interested to see how it changed over time for each city. I could imagine some of these cities recovered and then fell again in the last couple years. Also, fuck counting job rates. The quality of life and wages continues to stagnate regardless of how many people are employed.
PeregrineFaulkner on
It would be very interesting to see employment trends in rural areas during this same time period.Â
Renrut23 on
My initial guess (as living in a place on this list) is that covid killed a lot of late night food places and places not staying open as late in general. So you dont need as much staffing. Id be curious to see actual numbers vs percentages.
I’d wager davenport is solely due to John Deer cutting jobs.
BleuRaider on
The whole point of the US economic system is to do more with less. Is anyone really that surprised the workers are getting shafted yet again? It’s part of the design.
cheeker_sutherland on
Seeing Santa Maria as a metro area is a little shocking.
Affectionate-Panic-1 on
Some of these places have seen a drop in working aged people (ie more retirees and little new housing). It doesn’t necessarily mean higher unemployment.
![[OC] U.S. Metro Areas Where Employment Still Has Not Recovered to Pre-COVID Levels](https://www.byteseu.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/4bawxl5m8m4g1-864x1536.png "[OC] U.S. Metro Areas Where Employment Still Has Not Recovered to Pre-COVID Levels")
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I think nolas unemployment has more going on with it than just COVID.Â
I find it interesting that Milwaukee is on this list. It was recently ranked #2 in employment for new graduates by ADP: [https://www.adpresearch.com/youve-graduated-now-what-2/](https://www.adpresearch.com/youve-graduated-now-what-2/)
5 years is a bit of time. I’d be interested to see how it changed over time for each city. I could imagine some of these cities recovered and then fell again in the last couple years. Also, fuck counting job rates. The quality of life and wages continues to stagnate regardless of how many people are employed.
It would be very interesting to see employment trends in rural areas during this same time period.Â
My initial guess (as living in a place on this list) is that covid killed a lot of late night food places and places not staying open as late in general. So you dont need as much staffing. Id be curious to see actual numbers vs percentages.
I might be missing something, but how does Honolulu end up on both the not recovered list and your [other chart](https://www.reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful/comments/1pbgh1o/oc_us_metro_areas_where_job_growth_is_faster/)
I’d wager davenport is solely due to John Deer cutting jobs.
The whole point of the US economic system is to do more with less. Is anyone really that surprised the workers are getting shafted yet again? It’s part of the design.
Seeing Santa Maria as a metro area is a little shocking.
Some of these places have seen a drop in working aged people (ie more retirees and little new housing). It doesn’t necessarily mean higher unemployment.