A precipitous surge in unemployment continues to shake the US workforce in the wake of COVID-19.

with the lockdowns, employees start losing their jobs and one of the challenges for policymakers and executives is figuring out how to get these employees back to work.

Vulnerable jobs in small businesses largely mirror those in larger ones. Nearly half of these jobs are concentrated in a handful of industries, especially accommodations and food services, construction, retailing, and healthcare and social assistance.