Post-Pandemic Workforce

2020 has been called “The Great Reset.” How can we expect a time of so much disruption to affect our jobs and lives going forward?

The remote work will be the new norm.

Once in 10-15 years, the status quo of workforce goes through transformational changes. The Great Recession in 2008 led to what we now know as the “gig economy.”

And in 2021, businesses will have to deal with the aftermath of a shake-up we know all too well: the COVID-19 pandemic. Employee needs and priorities have changed.

The 3 trends that emerged out this 2020 pandemic:

According to recent survey, from 2011 to 2019, 11% of the US workforce did voluntarily left the job. That is almost 1.6 million people. The number of job openings reached a record high of 7.3 million in 2019.

In 2020, there was a reversal of this trend and only because of economic shrinkage due to Covid.

So, the writing on the wall is that “It's time for all levels of business to take charge of UPSKILLING their workforce.

This means that more digitalization and automation of day-today workflow.

Before the pandemic, only 7% of the US workforce worked from home but during the pandemic (and in post pandemic), the number jumped to a whopping 46%.

And with a sustained period of 12-16 months, the workforce got a taste of that work from home experience and a recent survey concludes that 86% of the workforce prefer to work from home. That is alarming but a post-pandemic reality.

According to the most recent study on the aging workforce from the U.S. Senate.

Age Group % Developing No.New Skills
18-25(n=147) 26%
26-35(n=200) 37%
36-45(n=268) 53%
46-55(n=164) 64%
56-65(n=143) 69%

2020 has been called “The Great Reset.” How can we expect a time of so much disruption to affect our jobs and lives going forward?

The remote work will be the new norm.

Once in 10-15 years, the status quo of workforce goes through transformational changes. The Great Recession in 2008 led to what we now know as the “gig economy.”

And in 2021, businesses will have to deal with the aftermath of a shake-up we know all too well: the COVID-19 pandemic. Employee needs and priorities have changed.

The 3 trends that emerged out this 2020 pandemic:

According to recent survey, from 2011 to 2019, 11% of the US workforce did voluntarily left the job. That is almost 1.6 million people. The number of job openings reached a record high of 7.3 million in 2019.

In 2020, there was a reversal of this trend and only because of economic shrinkage due to Covid.

So, the writing on the wall is that “It's time for all levels of business to take charge of UPSKILLING their workforce.

This means that more digitalization and automation of day-today workflow.

Before the pandemic, only 7% of the US workforce worked from home but during the pandemic (and in post pandemic), the number jumped to a whopping 46%.

And with a sustained period of 12-16 months, the workforce got a taste of that work from home experience and a recent survey concludes that 86% of the workforce prefer to work from home. That is alarming but a post-pandemic reality.

According to the most recent study on the aging workforce from the U.S. Senate.

Age Group % Developing No.New Skills
18-25(n=147) 26%
26-35(n=200) 37%
36-45(n=268) 53%
46-55(n=164) 64%
56-65(n=143) 69%