According to a poll conducted in June 2020, Americans with lower levels of education have been harder hit by the COVID-19 outbreak, with 32 percent of respondents with a high school diploma or less reporting having lost a job due to the pandemic. This compares to 23 percent of respondents with a college degree.
Share of U.S. adults who have lost a job as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak in June 2020, by level of education
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Pew Research Center. (June 10, 2020). Share of U.S. adults who have lost a job as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak in June 2020, by level of education [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1109947/share-housholds-affected-covid-19-us-education/
Pew Research Center. "Share of U.S. adults who have lost a job as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak in June 2020, by level of education." Chart. June 10, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1109947/share-housholds-affected-covid-19-us-education/
Pew Research Center. (2020). Share of U.S. adults who have lost a job as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak in June 2020, by level of education. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1109947/share-housholds-affected-covid-19-us-education/
Pew Research Center. "Share of U.S. Adults Who Have Lost a Job as a Result of The Covid-19 Outbreak in June 2020, by Level of Education." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Jun 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1109947/share-housholds-affected-covid-19-us-education/
Pew Research Center, Share of U.S. adults who have lost a job as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak in June 2020, by level of education Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1109947/share-housholds-affected-covid-19-us-education/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Share of U.S. adults who have lost a job as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak in June 2020, by level of education [Graph], Pew Research Center, June 10, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1109947/share-housholds-affected-covid-19-us-education/
