COVID-19 has shaken up a lot of things over the last few months, including the job market. We went from record-low unemployment to record-high unemployment in a matter of weeks, and the demand for workers has shifted to areas that are being directly impacted by COVID-19.
Obviously, the healthcare and retail industries are in the most need of new talent as healthcare workers struggle to keep up with the growing number of Americans sick with the coronavirus. And retail giants like Amazon and Target had to increase head counts to keep up with the growing demand of online retail and curbside pickup.