COVID-19 Pandemic Pinches Finances of America’s Lower- and Middle-Income Families
Nearly one-in-five middle-income families report receiving unemployment benefits in 2020.
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Nearly one-in-five middle-income families report receiving unemployment benefits in 2020.
Here’s how the COVID-19 recession is affecting labor force participation and unemployment among American workers a year after its onset.
Earnings overall have held steady through the pandemic in part because lower-wage workers experienced steeper job losses.
About half of U.S. adults who are currently unemployed and are looking for a job are pessimistic about their prospects for future employment.
The global middle class consisted of 54 million fewer people in 2020 than the number projected prior to the onset of the pandemic.
The course of the pandemic in India and China will have a substantial effect on changes in the distribution of income at the global level.
The shares of mothers and fathers who are working have fallen from 2019 to 2020, but the falloff has been comparable for each group.
The share of unpartnered mothers who are employed and at work has fallen more precipitously than among other parents.
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