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Having most of their skilled pilots on Akagi and Kaga, along with their deck crews took care of the first part of the gutting of the naval air groups.
The Americann managed to field 9 new light carriers and 14 new fleet carriers into action before the war ended. In addition to the 7 carriers that existed before the war started. The other 10 Essex were not finished in time to see combat against the Japanese (and a few of the last ones that did see combat were over Okinawa and Japan, after Operation Ten-Go) The two other light carriers of the Saipan-class and the three large Midway-class carriers also missed the war.
The US lost four fleet carriers in the war (all four in 1942) and one light carrier at Leyte Gulf. Two other fleet carriers were permanently put out of action near the end, but did make it home.
The Japanese lost basically all their carriers. I think one was still around at the end, but there were no pilots for what planes were left, and no fuel to fly anyway.
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