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Covid-19 Pandemic
6 Months Ended
Aug. 31, 2021
Extraordinary And Unusual Items [Abstract]  
Covid-19 Pandemic

16. COVID-19 Pandemic

On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak to be a global pandemic. In response to the rapid spread of COVID-19 within the United States, federal, state and local governments have imposed varying degrees of restrictions on social and commercial activity to promote social distancing in an effort to slow the spread of the illness. Due to the Company’s involvement in healthcare, government, food and beverage and banking, the Company’s plants have been deemed “essential” and, as such, the Company has continued to operate most of its manufacturing facilities, albeit at reduced production

levels. Due to reduced demand for our products during the pandemic, particularly in our transactional forms, the Company has reduced its workforce by 353 employees, ceased operating in two of its owned under-utilized facilities and exited two facilities with expiring leases.

While economic activity has picked up significantly, the Company will continue to monitor projected sales and proactively adjust costs as necessary depending on the impact of surges in the Delta variant to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Company believes the cost cutting measures it has previously implemented will not materially impact its ability to service the increased customer demand as economic conditions continue to improve. As a recent indicator, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (“BLS”) total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 235,000 in August, and the unemployment rate declined by 0.2 percentage point to 5.2 percent. So far this year, monthly job growth has averaged 586,000. In August, notable job gains occurred in professional and business services, transportation and warehousing, private education, manufacturing, and other services. Employment in retail trade declined over the month.