Money US economy on brink of recovering pre-COVID-19 job numbers, but more than half of industries lag May 19, 2022May 19, 2022 Paul Davidson, USA TODAY Comments Off on US economy on brink of recovering pre-COVID-19 job numbers, but more than half of industries lag The economy could recover the 22M jobs lost in the pandemic by July. While some industries are far above pre-COVID-19 levels, others may not recover.