Layoff announcements at big companies –like Cisco, this week–can seem at odds with low unemployment claim numbers and positive monthly job reports.

After being laid off, marketing professional Collin Cook has been pitching himself as a “Swiss Army knife.” He’s had mixed results.

Add in the pandemic, the struggle for racial justice and the uncertainty surrounding the election, and the anxiety can be overwhelming.

Job losses are moving past lockdown-hit businesses to other sectors that were doing fine for a while.