The U.S. Census Bureau and the Local Employment Dynamics (LED) Partnership in collaboration with the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) and the Labor Market Information (LMI) Institute, welcomes Bryce Hill, as he presents, “Mom and Pop Shops Lead Job Recovery from Economic Downturn after Covid-19.” The Census Bureau’s Quarterly Workforce Indicators (QWI) data set indicates that small businesses with fewer than 50 employees create the majority of new jobs in the state of Illinois. Despite obstacles from the pandemic and government policies, Hill shares insight on how small businesses thrived in new jobs, employment, and payroll.

About our presenter:

Bryce Hill is the Director of Fiscal and Economic Research with the Illinois Policy Institute, where he focuses on policy issues affecting the state of Illinois. Prior to joining the Institute in 2018, Bryce served as an economic research assistant at The Buckeye Institute in Columbus, Ohio.