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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 See Data Tables Based on responses collected May 24 through May 30, the Small Business Pulse Survey estimates that: -
28.9% of U.S. small businesses have requested PPP loan forgiveness since December 27. For responses collected 5/17 – 5/23, this statistic was 28.0% -
18.4% of U.S. small businesses have returned to normal levels of operations -
21.2% of Puerto Rico small businesses require employees to have proof of COVID-19 vaccination before physically coming into work. The national average for this statistic is 4.1% -
6.7% of U.S. arts, entertainment, and recreation small businesses requested assistance from the Shuttered Venue Operators Grants -
The Expected Recovery Index, which summarizes the length of the expected recovery of businesses, increased to -0.47, indicating shorter expected recoveries |
Household Pulse Survey See Data Tables Based on responses collected May 12 through May 24, the Household Pulse Survey estimates that: -
Of adults living in households with children, 10.4% were in households where children were unable to attend daycare/another childcare arrangement because of the coronavirus pandemic in the last 4 weeks -
Of adults living in households with children, 24.3% were in homes where children had an appointment with a doctor, nurse, or other health professional by video or phone in the last 4 weeks -
Of adults living in households with children enrolled in public/private school, 26.8% were in households where students received food assistance from school in the last 7 days -
25.3% of American adults had an appointment with a doctor, nurse, or other health professional by video or by phone in the last 4 weeks -
33% of adults are planning to take overnight trips or trips to places more than 100 miles away in the next 4 weeks -
13.5% of American adults expect someone in their household to experience a loss in employment income in the next 4 weeks -
25.4% of adults live in households where at least one adult teleworked because of the coronavirus pandemic in the last 7 days -
9.1% of American adults lived in households where there was either sometimes or often not enough to eat in the previous 7 days -
5.7% of adults are not current on their rent or mortgage payment and have slight or no confidence in making their next payment on time -
Of adults living in households not current on rent or mortgage, 32.3% report eviction or foreclosure in the next two months is somewhat or very likely -
26.4% of adults live in households where it has been somewhat or very difficult to pay usual household expenses in the last 7 days |
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