Economic Conditions

About half of U.S. adults who are currently unemployed and are looking for a job are pessimistic about their prospects for future employment.

Recent pandemic migrants are more likely than those who moved earlier in the outbreak to have relocated due to financial stress.

There are wide partisan gaps over most of the 19 items asked about – particularly addressing racial issues and dealing with global climate change.

Following the passage of a second stimulus package in December, 79% of U.S. adults say another economic assistance package will be necessary.

The share of unpartnered mothers who are employed and at work has fallen more precipitously than among other parents.

Though this figure is a sliver of all PPP loans lent out to small businesses as of August, it represents a large segment of U.S. newspaper companies.

The shares of mothers and fathers who are working have fallen from 2019 to 2020, but the falloff has been comparable for each group.

Focus groups held across the two nations reveal the degree to which Americans and Britons see common challenges to local and national identity.

Half of adults who say they lost a job due to the coronavirus outbreak are still unemployed.

A median of 80% across 10 countries now say their country’s economy is faring badly, compared with a median of 72% who said this in 2008-2009.