The Surprise in a Faltering Economy: Laid-Off Workers Quickly Find Jobs

When Suki Lanh was laid off from a fintech insurance startup in early July, she worried it could take months to find a new job.

“I was definitely nervous seeing the amount of startups that were laying off folks,” the 30-year-old said. “I just thought generally it was going to be really difficult to get another job for a while.”