From: The U.S. Census Bureau
[This economic data show how far we will have to go to recover. DH]
Weekly Pulse Newsletter 11/2/2020
The U.S. Census Bureau is in a unique position to produce data on the social and economic effects of COVID-19 on American households and small businesses.
Household Pulse Survey Updates
Based on responses collected October 28 through November 9, the Household Pulse Survey estimates that:
- 25.9% of American adults expect someone in their household to experience a loss in employment income in the next 4 weeks
- 37.3% of adults live in households where at least one adult substituted some or all in-person work for telework because of the coronavirus pandemic
- 12.0% of American adults lived in households where there was either sometimes or often not enough to eat in the previous 7 days
- 8.5% of adults are either not current on their rent or mortgage payment, or have slight or no confidence in making their next payment on time
- Of adults living in households not current on rent or mortgage, 32.9% report eviction or foreclosure in the next two months is somewhat or very likely
- 33.7% of adults live in households where it has been somewhat or very difficult to pay usual household expenses during the coronavirus pandemic
- 84.1%of adults in households with post-secondary educational plans had those plans cancelled or changed significantly this fall
Read the full newsletter and look at the charts.
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