For pandemic jobless, the only real certainty is uncertainty Millions of Americans who’ve lost their jobs during the pandemic are living with uncertainty as experts warn the recovery depends on how fast the public health crisis is solvedCHICAGO -- For three decades, Kelly Flint flourished as a corporate travel agent, sending everyone from business titans to oil riggers around the planet. Then came the worst pandemic in a century, leaving her jobless and marooned in an uncertain economy. She yearns, too, for an end to the twin disasters that now dominate her life: recession and pandemic. America has faced economic calamity before, most recently during the recession of 2008, when the jobless rate soared to 10%. Job uncertainty is new for Flint, 53, the travel agent.

Source: ABC News August 09, 2020 13:41 UTC