The pandemic-induced recession ended more than a year ago — but

Some 9.3 million Americans remain unemployed, according to the June unemployment report published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. 

Some 4 million people have been unemployed for more than 27 weeks — that’s 2.9 million more people than there were in February.

MarketWatch 20 July 2021

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/the-pandemic-induced-recession-ended-more-than-a-year-ago-but-the-u-s-economy-isnt-out-of-the-woods-yet-11626788581