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But, that was outweighed by more than 50,000 new job openings available during that time. However, they might not be in the same field, yet, they are there. Full-time work, with near equal benefits (medical, dental, retirement/savings).

So, those people will likely soon find new employment very soon. It just depends on how motivated they really are to continue to work, or if they only want to work in their increasingly narrow field.

I mean, 30 years ago, I graduated with several Bachelor's degrees and a Minor. At the time, when I was 24 to 40, I only wanted to work in fields that used my education. Anything else was "beneath me". In my current employment, I'm not using any of that, though. It seems now they are more proof of my attention to detail and work ethic, than anything.

Earlier this year, I actually turned down several job offers in my original fields of education. They were 'tailor made' for me, and one detailed almost exactly in the requirements my education and experience.
Both were "far away" though, so I really hesitated. One was more than 40 miles away, the other was in another city. Thus, even though they were for 'more money' than I was currently making, some quick number crunching determined that I would actually have been making less money overall when transportation and the like were factored into everything. Not to mention the extra time involved (sometimes several hours a day) just getting to and from the jobs.

Yeah, I could have moved closer so it would have been less transportation time, but that would have involved uprooting my entire life and living arrangement just for jobs that may have been only for a year or less. It might have been OK when I was much younger (in my 20s, or early 30s, say) and more nomadic in nature. I am in my 50s now, and more 'set in stone' with my life. I asked for at least a two year commitment from each one if I was going to do that, or else pay for the extra transportation costs at least. They refused, so I did in return.