Long-term health conditions and UK labour market outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Long-term health conditions can affect labour market outcomes. COVID-19 may have increased labour market inequalities, e.g. due to restricted opportunities for clinically vulnerable people. Evaluating COVID-19's impact could help target support.

Aim

To quantify the effect of several long-term conditions on UK labour market outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic and compare them to pre-pandemic outcomes.

Methods

The Understanding Society COVID-19 survey collected responses from around 20,000 UK residents in nine waves from April 2020-September 2021. Participants employed in January/February 2020 with a variety of long-term conditions were matched with people without the condition but with similar baseline characteristics. Models estimated probability of emplo

SUBMITTER: Webb EJD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11086911 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature