The Pain Yet To Come

摘要

About 10,000 people a day are losing their jobs in the current U.S. economic crisis, the worst since perhaps the Great Depression. Yet for many industries, the real pain lies ahead. Here's a look at five sectors that will be among the hardest hit, according to economic forecaster Michael Montgomery of IHS Global Insight. Workers who produce goods will suffer most, he says. Inventories are high, and demand will remain sluggish until the end of 2010. Many service jobs are less sensitive to the economy, he notes. But that doesn't apply to employment services (chart), a category that includes agency-paid temps who work in a variety of industries.