The toll that nontraditional jobs will take on older workers' retirement is heavy.

WalletHub has looked at the economic factors of COVID-19 and ranked the 5 states that would be most hurt and the 5 least hurt, economically.

Meanwhile, 49 percent of employers are considering layoffs while more than a third are freezing new hires.

The latest figures on small business employment and wage growth from Paychex show that business is slowing down.