A faster, but uneven employment recovery

Declining case counts and pent-up demand for services should lead to more robust consumer spending in Q4 across all regions.
A map showing the quarter when each region is expected to reach its pre-pandemic level of employment. See image description.
A map showing the quarter when each region is expected to reach its pre-pandemic level of employment. The South will reach that level in Q2-2022, while the West will reach it in Q3-2022, the Northeast will reach it in Q1-2023 and the Midwest will reach it in Q2-2023.