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This title examines measures taken to combat COVID-19 such as lockdowns and closing of businesses and the economic consequences of these acts such as the permanent closing of retail stores, loss of income, discarding of farm products, record unemployment, the increase in use of social services such as food banks, and the relief brought by the HEROES Act.

"Looks at how the [COVID-19] pandemic affected the economy. From lockdowns and business closures to supply chain issues, sporting event cancellations, and even success for certain industries, COVID-19 had a wide range of economic effects"--Provided by publisher.

There have been many benefits to automation, including affordable pricing and accessibility of goods through mass marketing, but its impact on the workforce also has the potential to cripple society. While automation saves billions of dollars for corporations, it also eliminates jobs from the workforce. Advancements in artificial intelligence mean that manufacturing jobs are not the only sector to fall victim to job displacement; experts predict that many white-collar jobs soon will be carried out by computers. In this resource, experts predict how the labor market will be restructured and how humans can successfully adapt to these changes.

Many of the world's largest economies shut down almost overnight as nations tried to slow the spread of COVID-19. These measures saved lives, but they also cost millions of jobs and shuttered many companies-some temporarily, others forever. The Economic Impact of COVID-19 studies how the pandemic and the fight against it affected every part of the economy, from individuals to huge corporations.

"There have been many benefits to automation, including affordable pricing and accessibility of goods through mass marketing, but its impact on the workforce also has the potential to cripple society. While automation saves billions of dollars for corporations, it also eliminates jobs from the workforce. Advancements in artificial intelligence mean that manufacturing jobs are not the only sector to fall victim to job displacement; experts predict that many white-collar jobs soon will be carried out by computers. In this resource, experts predict how the labor market will be restructured and how humans can successfully adapt to these changes"--Amazon.

Fourteen-year-old Daisy Howson is a take-charge kind of girl, maybe even something of a control freak. She means well; she just wants everything to run smoothly, especially on her relay team. But when someone tries to sabotage the boys' relay team, Daisy suspects her own team may be involved. Can she sort it all out and fix everything before the city championship meet?.

Ruby Lu's father loses his job on her first day of third grade, which causes many things in her life to change, and she is willing to do a lot to help out but giving up some things seems impossible.

The United States is often called a nation of immigrants, so a deeper understanding of the history of immigration is critical for a deeper understanding of American history as a whole. Readers are encouraged to develop this deeper understanding through detailed text that provides a comprehensive overview of the history of immigration.

"Global Viewpoints: Unemployment: This title examines the topic around the issues of the global problem of unemployment, the victims of unemployment, the causes of unemployment, and the solutions to unemployment"--.

Harry Barck, Hoboken, New Jersey's poormaster, died under suspicious circumstances on February 25, 1938. A poormaster decided who would receive public aid. The prosecution asserted that Harry Barck was killed by an unemployed mason named Joe Scutellaro. The mason said Harry's death was an accident. The defense attorneys said the poormaster's death was a symbol of larger social ills. In the end, the issues examined in the trial---massive unemployment, endemic poverty, and the inadequacy of public assistance---brought national attention to the plight of ten million unemployed Americans living in desperate circumstances. These issues remain in the headlines today.