The local government dropoff is very confusing to me. Is there data about which types of roles fell out? Civil service protections for many local government employees are strong, and CARES, ESSER, and American Rescue Plan Local Fiscal Recovery Funds have propped up cities, counties, and school districts - with folks worried about fiscal cliffs & associated layoffs when funds run out. Is this primarily bus drivers, cafeteria workers, and community center workers who lost jobs with limited summer school, virtual school, and closed community centers? The absence of those places also likely played a part in the spike.
The local government dropoff is very confusing to me. Is there data about which types of roles fell out? Civil service protections for many local government employees are strong, and CARES, ESSER, and American Rescue Plan Local Fiscal Recovery Funds have propped up cities, counties, and school districts - with folks worried about fiscal cliffs & associated layoffs when funds run out. Is this primarily bus drivers, cafeteria workers, and community center workers who lost jobs with limited summer school, virtual school, and closed community centers? The absence of those places also likely played a part in the spike.
brilliant and funny; two of my favorite things