American workers are more vulnerable than ever to crises like the novel coronavirus

Chris Ehrman/AP Images 31.5 million mostly front-line, customer-facing jobs offer both low hourly wages and a limited number of hours of work per week, and are particularly vulnerable to the COVID-19 pandemic The US employment situation is more dependent on these jobs than it was before the Great Recession. Just as we must be less complacent about the enormous health challenges posed by the rapidly spreading COVID-19 virus, we must anticipate a tremendous economic hit to the labor force. This wi...