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Courtney Meadows says the coronavirus has changed how other people see her job as a grocery store cashier.

Economy

Grocery Cashier Is 'Putting A Little Positivity' Into Seniors' Shopping Trips

5:01pm April 29, 2020

by Camila Domonoske

Grocery stores have carved out special shopping times for seniors and others. "Just to be able to spend that one-on-one time with ... them. They definitely make me laugh," Courtney Meadows says.

Neftali Dubon, a truck driver at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, says he needs at least five or six runs a day to make a living. By mid-March he was doing one or two. As an owner-operator, he still has to keep paying down a loan on his rig.

Economy

'It's Just ... Empty': This Truck Driver Has Little To Haul

11:58am April 28, 2020

by Alina Selyukh

Neftali Dubon, a truck driver at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, says he needs at least five or six runs a day to make a living. By mid-March he was doing just one or two.

Until a few weeks ago, Will Thompson was running audiovisual services for big tech industry conferences.

Expecting A Baby During Coronavirus: Gender Reveal Just Isn't The Same

2:31pm April 27, 2020

by Scott Horsley

Restrictions at local hospitals meant Will Thompson hasn't been able to accompany his wife to her prenatal doctor's visits, including one where they expected to learn their baby's gender.

Before they were laid off, Maxwell Kirsner and Natalie Borowicz, his fiancée, both worked for a company that staged big events in New York City.

Set Builder: 'It's New York City ... Eventually, Events Have to Come Back'

10:48am April 27, 2020

by Scott Horsley

Maxwell Kirsner built sets for big events. Then he, his fiancée and their coworkers were laid off. Kirsner says he's optimistic the city will make it back, but he's worried how long that will take.

Dyan Navejar says her landlord told her he needs her rent on time to be able to make his mortgage payments.

She Supports 8 People On $480 A Week And Is Figuring What Payments To Defer

2:00pm April 24, 2020

by Yuki Noguchi

Dyan Navejar is the only one in her family who's still working. Her husband lost his job as a dishwasher. "Food — that's the biggest thing in my household right now. These kids can eat," she says.

Two weeks after Perla Pimentel was laid off, her father lost his job as a transportation contractor for Disney World. And the warehouse where her mom works has begun to furlough employees.

Job Cuts Hit 2 Members Of My Family In Orlando: No Tourists, No Work

12:13pm April 24, 2020

Two weeks after Perla Pimentel was laid off, her father lost his job as a transportation contractor for Disney World. The warehouse where her mom works has also begun to furlough employees.

David Roode and his wife, a concert pianist, have done some recording while on lockdown in Cincinnati. And they've tapped into savings they typically rely on during the slower summer months.

A Trombonist Wonders When An Audience Will Gather To Hear Music

2:06pm April 23, 2020

by Scott Horsley

David Roode's musical career went abruptly on hold when stay-at-home orders took effect. He predicts that when the crisis passes, people will want to enjoy the experience of attending concerts again.

Beverly Pickering goofs around with client Bella the husky. Pickering's dog walking and pet sitting business relies on people traveling. People aren't doing that much these days.

Dog Walkers Not Wanted: Her Job Evaporated When People Stayed Home

1:48pm April 23, 2020

by Alina Selyukh

Most of Beverly Pickering's dog walking and pet sitting business relies on people traveling. People aren't doing that much these days.

Angelita Wynn, a school bus driver in Pittsburgh, says her abrupt layoff and the delay in jobless benefits has thrown her for a loop.

School Bus Driver: I Lost My Job Over The Dispatch Radio

1:48pm April 23, 2020

by Scott Horsley

Angelita Wynn was driving kids back home on her afternoon run one day in March when she got word she was losing her job. With her savings dwindling, "it has led to sleepless nights and anxious days."

Employees assemble motors at a Mercedes-Benz factory in Stuttgart, Germany, on Wednesday. The German government pays much of laid-off workers' salaries for up to 12 months during economic crises.

Europe's Economy Was Hit Hard Too, But Jobs Didn't Disappear Like In The U.S.

10:41am April 23, 2020

by Jim Zarroli

Many governments, especially in European countries, are handling unemployment differently, paying companies to keep their workers on the payroll until the pandemic is over.