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A continuing look at the people effected by the housing crisis in the Mad River Valley of Vermont.
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A continuing look at the people effected by the housing crisis in the Mad River Valley of Vermont.
Credit Deer Valley Blog With unemployment still high amid the COVID-19 pandemic and resort communities like Park City particularly hard hit, ski areas have seen an increase in job applicants this winter in a traditionally under-employed industry. Unemployment in Summit County hit an all-time high of over 20 percent at the start of the pandemic, according to data compiled by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That number has rebounded to a current rate of about 5.5%, but is still well over the pre-pandemic average of just 2%. With the hospitality industry hardest hit and much of Park City’...