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Weekly Pulse Newsletter 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.  Small Business Pulse Survey Updates Explore Data See Data Tables Based on responses collected February 22 through February 28, the Small Business Pulse Survey estimates that: 18.2% of U.S. small businesses experienced a decrease in total number of hours worked by paid employees. For responses collected 2/15 – 2/21, it was 19.2% 32.1% of U.S. small businesses have experienced a decrease in operating revenues/sales/receipts in the last week 8.6% of U.S. small businesses experienced a decrease in the number of paid employees in the last week 21.5% of U.S. small businesses have postponed planned capital expenditures for 2020 since March 13, 2020 22.6% of U.S. small businesses believe they will need to obtain financial assistance or additional capital in the next 6 months 44.5% of U.S. small businesses believe more than 6 months will pass before their business returns to its normal level of operations 12.9% of U.S. healthcare and social assistance businesses required their employees to test negative for COVID-19 before coming to work in the last week 42.6% of small businesses in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area have experienced a large negative effect from the coronavirus pandemic Household Pulse Survey Explore Data See Data Tables Household Pulse results are reported biweekly; this is an off week for the survey. Help us spread the word about Census Bureau data. Share this story on social media or forward it to a friend. Share This COVID-19 Data Hub and More Resources The Census Bureau has launched a new tool — the COVID-19 Data Hub — designed to help guide the nation as it begins recovery efforts from the sweeping COVID-19 pandemic by providing economic and demographic data. Version 2.1 is now available! Read More More Resources and Recent Releases:  Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic Resource Page Taking the Pulse of American Households During COVID-19 Providing Perspective During COVID-19 Using Census Data Business Formation Statistics Updates The next release of the new monthly BFS data will come out later this month. See link below for data, graphs, and more. Latest Updates About the Data About the Census Bureau We serve as the nation's leading provider of quality data about its people and economy. The Census Bureau is the federal government's largest statistical agency. We are a scientific organization focused on data. Policy-makers, businesses, and the public use our information to make far-reaching decisions. Subscribe to Receive Census Bureau Data Updates

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