COVID-19 impact — 10,001 Hours

How the Berkshire economy emerges from the pandemic

On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 a pandemic, and the economy rapidly changed for the worst. The impact on Berkshire County was larger than that of the nation. According to Moody’s, the gross metro product…

With stimulus coming, hope for ending the ‘she-cession’

According to McKinsey & Co., women have accounted for 54 percent of COVID-19-related job losses, despite making up only 39 percent of global employment. It’s being called a “she-cession.” In the U.S., working mothers have had to endure balancing work and…