Thousands of employees have been on furlough, while many more businesses have closed, with retail and the hospitality industry particularly hard-hit by lengthy forced closures due to lockdown restrictions.
However, there are still plenty of vacancies out there for people looking for a new position.
From firefighter to food production operative, and from Chatsworth to Iceland, here are just some of the current job opportunities in Chesterfield and north Derbyshire.
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1. Firefighter
Derbyshire Fire & Rescue is recruiting firefighters. It says: "The role of a modern Firefighter is extremely varied. You should be a confident communicator as firefighters spend a huge amount of time engaging with, and educating people from different communities to help prevent emergency incidents occurring. They also train to respond to a diverse range of incidents, including fires, traffic collisions and rescues, such as large animal and water rescues." See derbys-fire.gov.uk/careers Photo: Submitted
2. Bar staff
With pubs reopening as lockdown restrictions ease, many are on the lookout for staff, including Einstein's in Chesterfield town centre, which is looking for bar staff, front of house staff, chefs and managers. See facebook.com/einsteinschesterfield Photo: Oli Scarff
3. Police officer
Although not recruiting externally, Derbyshire Police is actively seeking experienced police constables and detective constables to transfer to the force. See careers.derbyshire.police.uk Photo: Marisa Cashill
4. Visitor information officer
Chesterfield Council is actively seeking two visitor information and sales assistants to work in its "busy, award-winning visitor information centre". See chesterfield.gov.uk/11225 Photo: Submitted