Poll: Nearly 1 In 5 Households Has Lost Work Because Of Pandemic
4 years, 9 months ago

Poll: Nearly 1 In 5 Households Has Lost Work Because Of Pandemic

NPR  

Poll: Nearly 1 In 5 Households Has Lost Work Because Of Pandemic Enlarge this image toggle caption Spencer Platt/Getty Images Spencer Platt/Getty Images The coronavirus pandemic has already started to hit American pocketbooks, with nearly 1 in 5 households experiencing a layoff or a reduction in work hours, according to a new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll. As people stay home, avoid crowds and cancel plans to avoid spreading the disease, it's rapidly causing a contraction in economic activity that is hurting a wide range of businesses. As of March 13-14, when the new poll was conducted, layoffs and reduced hours had already hit 18% of U.S. households. Sponsor Message And even those who haven't lost work because of the coronavirus are often working differently because of the pandemic.

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US moved online, worked more from home as pandemic raged
2 years, 3 months ago

US moved online, worked more from home as pandemic raged

Associated Press  

During the first two years of the pandemic, the number of people working from home in the United States tripled, home values grew and the percentage of people who spent more than a third of their income on rent went up, according to survey results released Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau. Providing the most detailed data to date on …

Black Immigrant Domestic Workers Still Struggling As Pandemic Enters Third Year
2 years, 6 months ago

Black Immigrant Domestic Workers Still Struggling As Pandemic Enters Third Year

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Black immigrants who work as nannies, cleaners and home health aides continue to struggle during the COVID-19 pandemic, which disproportionately devastated their jobs and well-being. In a survey of over 1,000 Black immigrant domestic workers in Miami, New York City and Massachusetts, 37% of workers said they had a hard time finding new work after losing their …

The workers hit the hardest
2 years, 8 months ago

The workers hit the hardest

The Hindu  

According to the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy ’s Consumer Pyramids Household Survey, employment in India fell from 408.9 million in 2019-20 to 387.2 million in 2020-21 and then recovered to 401.8 million in 2021-22. The 7 million jobs lost over the two years since the COVID-19 outbreak is unevenly distributed, so it may be difficult to cover most of …

Study shows substantial income loss for many Dutch people due to the pandemic
3 years, 2 months ago

Study shows substantial income loss for many Dutch people due to the pandemic

NL Times  

As a result of the coronavirus crisis, some 190,000 working Dutch people have suffered a sharp decrease in income, according to economists at ABN Amro. It showed that in the period from March 2020 to February of this year, 16.3 percent of employed people saw their income decrease by at least 10 percent. That can also be because people choose …

US unemployment claims drop to new pandemic low
3 years, 2 months ago

US unemployment claims drop to new pandemic low

Live Mint  

The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell to a fresh pandemic low last week, another sign the job market is healing after last year's coronavirus recession. Since topping 900,000 in early January, the weekly applications have fallen more or less steadily ever since and are gradually moving toward prepandemic levels of around 220,000 a week. Overall, 2.1 million …

Nearly 120,000 hospitality jobs lost in pandemic
3 years, 2 months ago

Nearly 120,000 hospitality jobs lost in pandemic

NL Times  

Almost 120,000 people lost jobs in the hospitality industry during the coronavirus pandemic and its accompanying lockdowns. Before the pandemic hit in March 2020, the hospitality industry employed 424,000 people. At the end of January, a total of 27,000 former hospitality employees were on unemployment benefits. Since then, the number of people employed in the hospitality industry has increased to …

How Has The Pandemic Changed Your Work Life And Financial Situation?
3 years, 7 months ago

How Has The Pandemic Changed Your Work Life And Financial Situation?

NPR  

How Has The Pandemic Changed Your Work Life And Financial Situation? Enlarge this image toggle caption LA Johnson/NPR LA Johnson/NPR As the country emerges from the worst pandemic in a century, NPR wants to know how life has changed for you. Has the pandemic affected your employment situation, your ability to pay your rent or mortgage, your other household finances, …

Coronavirus | Pandemic may have doubled poverty in India, says Pew study
3 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus | Pandemic may have doubled poverty in India, says Pew study

The Hindu  

March 19, 2021 08:07 pm | Updated March 20, 2021 10:59 am IST - NEW DELHI India’s middle class may have shrunk by a third due to 2020’s pandemic-driven recession, while the number of poor people — earning less than ₹150 per day — more than doubled, according to an analysis by the Pew Research Center. “The middle class in …

These 5 charts show the pandemic’s brutal impact on American workers
3 years, 9 months ago

These 5 charts show the pandemic’s brutal impact on American workers

CNN  

Editor’s Note: It’s been one year since Covid-19 was declared a pandemic and businesses started closing. CNN Business looks back on the pandemic’s impact on the global workforce and how things may have forever changed. New York CNN Business — A year ago, the Covid-19 pandemic prompted a swift, sweeping lockdown on the United States. The following five charts illustrate …

Why the pandemic left long-term scars on global job market
3 years, 9 months ago

Why the pandemic left long-term scars on global job market

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “The truth is, I want my job back,’’ said …

Covid-19 has killed 18% MORE men than women in the UK
3 years, 9 months ago

Covid-19 has killed 18% MORE men than women in the UK

Daily Mail  

Coronavirus has killed 18 per cent more men than women over the course of the pandemic in England and Wales, official statistics show. The Office for National Statistics report found that the gender gap in Covid deaths was widest during the first wave, when 30 per cent more men died, before it narrowed during the summer and then grew again …

AP-NORC poll: Many in US still face COVID-19 financial loss
3 years, 10 months ago

AP-NORC poll: Many in US still face COVID-19 financial loss

Associated Press  

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Roughly 4 in 10 Americans say they’re still feeling the financial impact of the loss of a job or income within their household as the economic recovery remains uneven one year into the coronavirus pandemic. The poll shows that about half of Americans say they have experienced at least one form of household income loss during the …

US jobless claims drop; still at 847,000 as pandemic rages
3 years, 11 months ago

US jobless claims drop; still at 847,000 as pandemic rages

The Independent  

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A pandemic atlas: USA by the numbers, telling and horrifying
4 years ago

A pandemic atlas: USA by the numbers, telling and horrifying

Associated Press  

Month after dismal month, Americans have been inundated by an ever-rising tide of devastating numbers. By mid-December, five in every 100 Americans — more than 16 million — had been infected by COVID-19. But they don’t fully capture the multitude of ways, large and small, that the virus has upended and reconfigured everyday life in the U.S. For that, there …

A pandemic atlas: USA by the numbers, telling and horrifying
4 years ago

A pandemic atlas: USA by the numbers, telling and horrifying

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. But they don’t fully capture the multitude of ways, …

751,000 seek US jobless benefits as virus hobbles economy
4 years, 2 months ago

751,000 seek US jobless benefits as virus hobbles economy

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The number of Americans seeking …

Stuck-At-Home Moms: The Pandemic's Devastating Toll On Women
4 years, 2 months ago

Stuck-At-Home Moms: The Pandemic's Devastating Toll On Women

NPR  

Stuck-At-Home Moms: The Pandemic's Devastating Toll On Women Enlarge this image toggle caption Malte Mueller/fStop/Getty Images Malte Mueller/fStop/Getty Images Women are seeing the fabric of their lives unravel during the pandemic. Women are back in 1988 The pandemic's female exodus has decidedly turned back the clock by at least a generation, with the share of women in the workforce down …

Nearly Two-Thirds Of U.S. Households Struck By COVID-19 Face Financial Trouble
4 years, 3 months ago

Nearly Two-Thirds Of U.S. Households Struck By COVID-19 Face Financial Trouble

NPR  

Nearly Two-Thirds Of U.S. Households Struck By COVID-19 Face Financial Trouble Enlarge this image toggle caption John Moore/Getty Images John Moore/Getty Images COVID-19 has caused widespread damage to the economy — so wide that it can be easy to overlook how unevenly households are suffering. Sponsor Message "We had to be quarantined for a while, and me and my husband …

Getting COVID-19 Is Putting Americans On The Brink Of Economic Crisis
4 years, 3 months ago

Getting COVID-19 Is Putting Americans On The Brink Of Economic Crisis

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Contracting COVID-19 is putting already financially stressed Americans on the brink of economic disaster. Of the Americans who’ve contracted COVID-19, 63% are facing serious financial problems, according to a survey released Wednesday morning from NPR, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and Harvard University’s T.H. Instead they found widespread, serious financial distress ― particularly among Americans earning less …

Coronavirus: Nearly 700,000 job losses during pandemic, new government data shows
4 years, 3 months ago

Coronavirus: Nearly 700,000 job losses during pandemic, new government data shows

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Weekly figures, which are volatile, show that unemployment rose …

American Incomes Were Rising, Until The Pandemic Hit
4 years, 3 months ago

American Incomes Were Rising, Until The Pandemic Hit

NPR  

American Incomes Were Rising, Until The Pandemic Hit Enlarge this image toggle caption Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images Household income in the United States rose sharply last year while poverty declined — fruits of a record-long period of economic growth that ended abruptly when the coronavirus pandemic struck. An annual report from the …

NPR Poll: Financial Pain From Coronavirus Pandemic 'Much, Much Worse' Than Expected
4 years, 4 months ago

NPR Poll: Financial Pain From Coronavirus Pandemic 'Much, Much Worse' Than Expected

NPR  

NPR Poll: Financial Pain From Coronavirus Pandemic 'Much, Much Worse' Than Expected In America's four largest cities, at least half of people say they have experienced the loss of a job or a reduction in wages or work hours in their household since the start of the coronavirus outbreak. But the other three cities in our survey have had high …

US unemployment rate falls to 8.4% even as hiring slows
4 years, 4 months ago

US unemployment rate falls to 8.4% even as hiring slows

Hindustan Times  

The US unemployment rate fell sharply in August to 8.4% from 10.2% even as hiring slowed, with employers adding the fewest jobs since the pandemic began. A report from the Labor Department added to evidence that nearly six months after the coronavirus paralyzed the country, the economy is mounting only a fitful recovery. Employers added 1.4 million jobs, the Labor …

Salary Cuts & Layoffs! Survey Shows Coronavirus Lockdown Severely Impacted Work-Life Balance Of People
4 years, 4 months ago

Salary Cuts & Layoffs! Survey Shows Coronavirus Lockdown Severely Impacted Work-Life Balance Of People

ABP News  

As India continues to reel under the Coronavirus pandemic, a new survey reveals that the lockdown imposed to contain the virus has drastically affected work-life balance of several people owing to salary cuts and layoff. The survey conducted by online by human resource solutions provider Genius Consultants during April-June, stated that nearly 50 per cent of respondents believe that coronavirus-related …

1 In 5 Child Care Jobs Were Lost Since Pandemic Started. Women Are Affected Most
4 years, 4 months ago

1 In 5 Child Care Jobs Were Lost Since Pandemic Started. Women Are Affected Most

NPR  

1 In 5 Child Care Jobs Were Lost Since Pandemic Started. According to a report released Wednesday, more than 1 out of 5 of the nearly 1 million people employed in the U.S. as child care providers in February have lost their jobs. Women account for 95% of the child care workforce, so they have felt the impact of those …

Home offices on the rise? Four in five people still go out to work
4 years, 4 months ago

Home offices on the rise? Four in five people still go out to work

Dutch News  

Coronavirus has led to an increase in people working from home, but four in five workers cannot do so because of the limits of the job, national statistics agency CBS said on Wednesday. Some 20% of people now ‘take work home’, compared with between 10% and 15% of workers in 2019, the agency said. ‘We may have under-estimated the number …

Home offices on the rise? Four in five people still go out to work
4 years, 4 months ago

Home offices on the rise? Four in five people still go out to work

Dutch News  

Coronavirus has led to an increase in people working from home, but four in five workers cannot do so because of the limits of the job, national statistics agency CBS said on Wednesday. Some 20% of people now ‘take work home’, compared with between 10% and 15% of workers in 2019, the agency said. ‘We may have under-estimated the number …

Coronavirus | U.K. employment falls by biggest quarterly amount since 2009
4 years, 4 months ago

Coronavirus | U.K. employment falls by biggest quarterly amount since 2009

The Hindu  

The number of people in employment in the U.K. fell by 2,20,000 in the three months after the country was put into lockdown as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, official figures showed on Tuesday. That quarterly decline, which took the total number of people in employment to 32.92 million, is the biggest since the deep recession in 2009 in …

Coronavirus: UK job losses hit decade-high, worse seen ahead
4 years, 4 months ago

Coronavirus: UK job losses hit decade-high, worse seen ahead

India Today  

The number of people in work in Britain has suffered the biggest drop since 2009 and signs are growing that the coronavirus will take a heavier toll on the labour market as the government winds down its huge job-protection scheme. Mounting job losses are expected as Britain winds down its job-retention scheme, which has covered around one in three private-sector …

US hiring slows amid signs of longer-lasting economic damage
4 years, 5 months ago

US hiring slows amid signs of longer-lasting economic damage

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — U.S. hiring slowed in July as the coronavirus outbreak worsened, and the government’s jobs report offered signs Friday that the economic damage from the pandemic could last far longer than many observers originally envisioned. “There are whole parts of the economy that will remain unemployed until we have a much tighter control of this virus.” The jobs report …

Coronavirus: Number of families hit by benefit cap doubles in three months during pandemic
4 years, 5 months ago

Coronavirus: Number of families hit by benefit cap doubles in three months during pandemic

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “Despite ongoing assurances that the benefit cap grace period would protect people newly claiming, we …

AP-NORC poll: Nearly half say job lost to virus won’t return
4 years, 5 months ago

AP-NORC poll: Nearly half say job lost to virus won’t return

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Nearly half of Americans whose families experienced a layoff during the coronavirus pandemic now believe those jobs are lost forever, a new poll shows, a sign of increasing pessimism that would translate into roughly 10 million workers needing to find a new employer, if not a new occupation. “Honestly, at this point, there’s not going to be a …

Coronavirus crisis drives gender inequality with women ‘almost twice as likely as men’ to have lost jobs
4 years, 5 months ago

Coronavirus crisis drives gender inequality with women ‘almost twice as likely as men’ to have lost jobs

The Independent  

The coronavirus crisis is driving gender inequality with women almost twice as likely as men to have lost their job during the pandemic, a new survey suggests. Researchers at the University of Exeter’s Business School discovered 7 per cent of women had been made redundant during the lockdown in comparison to 4 per cent of men. The report, which polled …

Why the coronavirus crisis is another cruel economic setback for millennials
4 years, 6 months ago

Why the coronavirus crisis is another cruel economic setback for millennials

LA Times  

Nick Andersen packed up his life in Charleston, S.C., and headed south for a new job and a new start. For the last 50 years, politics ended up protecting the privileges enjoyed by “insiders.” “It’s the young who have borne the brunt of that, even before this current crisis.” Low-wage scars Definitions vary, but Pew Research considers anyone born between …

Those most likely to lose their jobs in Covid-19 crisis also have little to no savings
4 years, 6 months ago

Those most likely to lose their jobs in Covid-19 crisis also have little to no savings

NL Times  

The people who are most likely to lose their jobs during the coronavirus crisis also often have little to no other income or savings to fall back on, central planning office CPB warned in a study into the most vulnerable groups on the labor market during this crisis. According to the CPB, those most likely to lose their jobs are …

Coronavirus impact: Check pros and cons of post pandemic work from home
4 years, 6 months ago

Coronavirus impact: Check pros and cons of post pandemic work from home

India Today  

The changing dynamics of the workspace landscape under the pressure of Covid-19 outbreak has put a halt to the long debate on whether allowing employees to work from home augments their productivity or curtails it, by putting it to a practical test overnight, that too on a world-wide scale. With digital offices becoming the new normal in 2020, companies all …

Coronavirus has prompted both men and women to do more housework — and nobody's happy about it, new data shows
4 years, 6 months ago

Coronavirus has prompted both men and women to do more housework — and nobody's happy about it, new data shows

ABC  

The gender gap between men and women has narrowed during the coronavirus crisis — but not in a good way, with both genders now more unhappy with their domestic workload. Respondents answer: "I feel rushed or pressed for time" Pre-COVID Now Men Women Men Women Never 2.76 0.33 4.23 2.92 Seldom 10.34 1.84 21.13 18.36 Sometimes 35.17 23.71 26.76 27.96 …

Coronavirus Outbreak Updates: Delhi govt says reports on shortage of beds 'misleading'; National Capital records 1,330 new COVID-19 cases today
4 years, 7 months ago

Coronavirus Outbreak Updates: Delhi govt says reports on shortage of beds 'misleading'; National Capital records 1,330 new COVID-19 cases today

Firstpost  

11:42 PM Whatsapp Facebook Twitter Coronavirus in US Latest Updates US unemployment drops unexpectedly to a still-high 13.3% US unemployment dropped unexpectedly in May to 13.3% as reopened businesses began recalling millions of workers faster than economists had predicted, triggering a rally Friday on Wall Street and giving President Donald Trump something to boast about amid his reelection bid. And …

About Half Of U.S. Homes Lost Wages During Pandemic, Census Bureau Finds
4 years, 7 months ago

About Half Of U.S. Homes Lost Wages During Pandemic, Census Bureau Finds

NPR  

About Half Of U.S. Homes Lost Wages During Pandemic, Census Bureau Finds Enlarge this image toggle caption Stephanie Keith/Getty Images Stephanie Keith/Getty Images Updated at 3:49 p.m. ET The coronavirus pandemic has taken a hit in the paychecks of close to half of U.S. households, the Census Bureau says. Sponsor Message "When we saw those numbers, we were very surprised," …

Return To Work Reveals There’s Nothing Equal About the Coronavirus Pandemic
4 years, 7 months ago

Return To Work Reveals There’s Nothing Equal About the Coronavirus Pandemic

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Following his announcement that workers should start returning to their offices and job sites this week, U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson argued that the best way to curtail the spread of the coronavirus was for the public to use “good, solid British common sense.” “I think everybody understands what we are trying to do together, and that …

Low-income workers are bearing brunt of coronavirus job losses
4 years, 7 months ago

Low-income workers are bearing brunt of coronavirus job losses

Al Jazeera  

Nearly 40 percent of US adults working in February with a household income below $40,000 reported a job loss in March. The Fed’s Report on the Economic Well-Being of US Households found that financial conditions changed dramatically for American workers who either lost their jobs or had their hours reduced in March or the beginning of April as coronavirus lockdowns …

Coronavirus in US: Cases reach 12 lakh, second White House staffer tests positive, record job losses in history
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus in US: Cases reach 12 lakh, second White House staffer tests positive, record job losses in history

Live Mint  

The United States recorded 1,635 coronavirus deaths in the past 24 hours, bringing the total to 77,178, according to the latest real-time tally Friday reported by Johns Hopkins University. The US vice president's spokeswoman became the second White House staffer this week to test positive for coronavirus, officials said Friday, even as President Donald Trump continued to go mask-free at …

US economy loses a record 20.5 million jobs in April
4 years, 8 months ago

US economy loses a record 20.5 million jobs in April

Al Jazeera  

We have never seen anything like this before. Data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics also showed the unemployment rate skyrocketed to 14.7 percent last month – the highest since the Great Depression. The average work week for all employees ticked up slightly in April to 34.2 hours, but Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner William W Beach urged caution …

Poll: Half Of Americans Financially Affected By Coronavirus
4 years, 8 months ago

Poll: Half Of Americans Financially Affected By Coronavirus

NPR  

Poll: Half Of Americans Financially Affected By Coronavirus Enlarge this image toggle caption John Locher/AP John Locher/AP Half the country has been personally economically impacted by the coronavirus pandemic, and overwhelming numbers of Americans do not think schools, restaurants or sporting events with large crowds should reopen until there is further testing, according to a new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll. Views …

Pew: Half of low-income families have lost jobs or wages
4 years, 8 months ago

Pew: Half of low-income families have lost jobs or wages

CNN  

CNN — Just over half of lower-income adults say they or someone in their household has lost their job or taken a pay cut because of the coronavirus pandemic, a new Pew Research Center study has found. Overall, 43% of adults report that they or someone in their household has taken a hit, but only a third of upper-income Americans …

COVID-19 cost more than 700,000 Australians their jobs in just a week
4 years, 8 months ago

COVID-19 cost more than 700,000 Australians their jobs in just a week

ABC  

The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in a 5.5 per cent slump in jobs in the first week after extensive business shutdowns and social-distancing limits were introduced to contain the virus. Key points: ABS numbers suggest 780,000 jobs were lost as COVID-19 restrictions ramped up Around 90pc of those jobs were lost in the first week of April, after tougher COVID-19 restrictions …

COVID-19 lockdowns have cost 1.6 million Australians their incomes, ABS survey shows
4 years, 8 months ago

COVID-19 lockdowns have cost 1.6 million Australians their incomes, ABS survey shows

ABC  

Around 8 per cent of adult Australians, or more than 1.6 million people, appear to have lost their incomes in the first week of the total COVID-19 lockdown, according to early official estimates. Key points: The survey is based on the first week of the current tough coronavirus restrictions Official unemployment figures released last week which showed little change were …

Coronavirus recession will hit women harder, experts warn
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus recession will hit women harder, experts warn

Al Jazeera  

Crystal Crawford, 34, loves her job as a social worker at a nonprofit private school for children who have experienced homelessness. People who thought they had it all together - right now, we’re struggling to maintain our households by Crystal Crawford, social worker and part-time childcare provider ‘Well-worn path of inequality’ Of course, it is not just healthcare workers who …

Coronavirus fallout: US loses 22 million jobs within one month
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus fallout: US loses 22 million jobs within one month

Al Jazeera  

Latest reading on jobless claims adds to data that validates economists’ view that US is in a deep recession. Some 5.24 million Americans filed for initial jobless benefits in the week ending April 11, bringing total job losses for the month to a staggering 22 million, the US Department of Labor said on Thursday. “While some jobs will be recouped …

US coronavirus deaths set single-day record as total hits 28,300
4 years, 8 months ago

US coronavirus deaths set single-day record as total hits 28,300

Al Jazeera  

Revised numbers in New York put death toll at over 10,000 as US officials debate how to reopen the country’s economy. President Donald Trump has floated a May 1 target for restarting the economy, which his top infectious disease adviser said on Tuesday was “overly optimistic” after a battle erupted between Trump and state governors over who had the power …

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