Universal Orlando has alerted the state that 5,400 furloughed employees won’t be back to work anytime soon as the recovery from the coronavirus pandemic is expected to stretch in 2021.

Before the pandemic, Universal Orlando Resort employed about 27,000 people although the company had undergone layoffs in this summer, so an updated number on the latest workforce numbers was not immediately available Wednesday.

The furloughed Universal positions include 104 actors, 416 attraction attendants, 284 cashiers, 450 cooks and about 40 technicians who handle special effects, lighting and other show components.

The pandemic also hurt the resorts on Universal property where layoff notices issued last mont showed more than 2,000 hotel employees out of work.

4 notice and others that showed indefinite furloughs for 77 Live Nation Entertainment employees at Disney Springs' House of Blues and permanent layoffs for 139 workers at Wyndham Lake Buena Vista Resort.