Majority of Small Businesses Not Requiring Employees Get Tested or Vaccinated

Small Business Pulse Survey asks about vaccine, shows impact of winter storms on Texas small businesses. Learn more in this story.

America Counts: Stories Behind the Numbers Majority of Small Businesses Not Requiring Employees Get Tested or Vaccinated Most of the nation's small businesses do not require employees to get COVID-19 vaccines or tests to return to work, according to the first results of Phase 4 of the U.S. Census Bureau's Small Business Pulse Survey (SBPS) released last week. SBPS was launched Feb. 15, to measure the effect of changing business conditions during the coronavirus pandemic on our nation's small businesses. Many prior survey questions have evolved and additional questions such as those related to coronavirus vaccinations and tests have been added. Read More The recent data make it increasingly clear that SBPS is sufficiently resilient and current to measure the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic as well as other natural disasters such as the recent storms that hit the southern United States. The value of this experimental data product is far-reaching, providing decisionmakers and the public with near real-time insight into the impact of events, from the pandemic to natural disasters, on the small-business economy. Continue reading to learn more about: Getting a finger on the pulse of small business How Texas small businesses are affected by storms Help us spread the word about America Counts. Share this story on social media or forward it to a friend. Share This You May Be Interested Small Business Pulse Survey Shows Shift in Expectations from Spring to Winter: The Small Business Pulse Survey shows a majority of businesses face long-term challenges while others experienced little or no effect from the pandemic. Learn More About America Counts America Counts tells the stories behind the numbers in a new inviting way. It features stories on various topics such as families, housing, employment, business, education, economy, emergency preparedness, health, population, income and poverty. Contact our Public Information Office for media inquiries or interviews. Don't miss an America Counts story! Subscribe here.

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