COVID-19 & the Economy

The share of mothers who said it would be best for them to work full time dropped from 51% to 44% between 2019 and 2020.

In March 2021 – the most recent month for which data is available – around 3 million American citizens traveled outside of the country.

With the economic recovery gaining momentum, unemployment among immigrants is about equal with that of U.S.-born workers.

Despite an uptick in positive views of the economy in some places, many say that children will be worse off financially than their parents.

Latinos say they and their loved ones have faced widespread job losses and serious illness due to COVID-19. Yet satisfaction with the nation’s direction is at highest level in a decade as most say the worst of the pandemic is behind us.

Some 15% of all home broadband users in the U.S. say they have had trouble paying for their high-speed internet service during the pandemic.

The challenges of a COVID-19 economy are clear for 2020 college graduates, who have experienced downturns in employment and labor force participation.

Nearly half of Black adults say the economic impact of the pandemic will make achieving their financial goals harder in the long term.

Most would welcome government-sponsored job training and other interventions.

The share of Americans viewing illegal immigration as a ‘very big’ problem has increased.