Recessions & Recoveries

Pew Research Center’s political typology sorts Americans into cohesive, like-minded groups based on their values, beliefs, and views about politics and the political system. Use this tool to compare the groups on some key topics and their demographics.

Roughly 9.6 million U.S. workers lost their jobs during the COVID-19 downturn; only about 2.6 million EU workers lost jobs in this period.

Here’s how the COVID-19 recession is affecting labor force participation and unemployment among American workers a year after its onset.

Just 9% of the public says it will be less than six months before most public activities operate about as they did before the outbreak.

The number of American homeowners increased by an estimated 2.1 million over the past year, according to the Census Bureau.

About a year since the coronavirus recession began, there are some signs of improvement in the U.S. labor market, and Americans are feeling somewhat better about their personal finances than they were early in the pandemic.

The outbreak has dramatically changed Americans’ lives and relationships over the past year. We asked people to tell us about their experiences – good and bad – in living through this moment in history.

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

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.

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.