Fewer mothers and fathers in U.S. are working due to COVID-19 downturn; those at work have cut hours
The shares of mothers and fathers who are working have fallen from 2019 to 2020, but the falloff has been comparable for each group.
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The shares of mothers and fathers who are working have fallen from 2019 to 2020, but the falloff has been comparable for each group.
Fewer than a third (30.8%) of U.S. teens had a paying job last summer. In 2019, 35.8% of teens worked over the summer.
52% of US adults say it is very or somewhat important that companies and organizations make public statements about political or social issues.
Half of adults who say they lost a job due to the coronavirus outbreak are still unemployed.
The share of unpartnered mothers who are employed and at work has fallen more precipitously than among other parents.
The abrupt closure of many offices and workplaces this past spring ushered in a new era of remote work for millions of employed Americans and may portend a significant shift in the way a large segment of the workforce operates in the future.
The experiences of several groups of workers in the COVID-19 outbreak vary notably from how they experienced the Great Recession.
Only 23% say they have emergency funds that would last them three months.
The official U.S. unemployment rate understated the situation for women, Asian Americans, immigrants and workers without a bachelor’s degree.
More than four-in-ten U.S. businesses with paid employees are in industries likely to be financially affected more deeply by the outbreak.
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