Drew McManus on the Orchestra business | est. 2003

COVID-19 State Of Employment Poll

After Five Months, Orchestra Stakeholders Have Seen Big Changes In Employment Status

Tue, Sep 9, 2020
Since the onset of coronavirus related shutdowns, orchestras have been laying off and reducing hours for administrators and musicians alike. We started measuring that impact in April 2020 using a weekly poll and after five months, the field has experienced various degrees of retraction. Stakeholder Groups Administrators. This group includes all staffers and managers as well

State Of Employment Poll & Review August 31 – September 6

Mon, Aug 8, 2020
The upcoming week is traditionally the last week of the summer season and most groups are either getting into 20/21 season activity. Consequently, this week will be the final week for the poll in its current format so please encourage your friends and colleagues to submit a response. Moving forward, I’ve been putting together an

State Of Employment Poll & Review August 24 – 30

Mon, Aug 8, 2020
Weekly Report Responses from Administrators indicate the shift from furlough to laid off status has continued to decline and the remaining respondents are beginning to level out into three primary groups: unemployed (40 percent), underemployed (37 percent), and employed (23 percent). It’s worth noting that this week saw the highest number of admin respondents, 73,

State Of Employment Poll & Review August 17 – 23

Mon, Aug 8, 2020
  Weekly Report Responses from Administrators indicate the shift from furlough to laid off status has plateaued, which is a good indication that any furloughs set into motion at the onset of the shutdowns have either returned to work or converted to a laid off/terminated status. Beyond that, the overall ratios of employment status were mostly

State Of Employment Poll & Review August 10 – 16

Mon, Aug 8, 2020
After 18 weeks of tracking responses, the ratio of overall under-employed and unemployed statuses among orchestra stakeholder groups continues to increase. Weekly Report Responses from Administrators continue to show a migration from those indicating being furloughed to fully laid off. The percentage of respondents indicating they are still working and being paid at regular full or
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