Share of support for continuing increased unemployment payments COVID-19 U.S. 2020

Published by Statista Research Department, Jul 5, 2024
A majority of U.S. adults support continuing increased unemployment benefits due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to an August 2020 survey. With the additional payments having expired on July 31, 2020, 33 percent of respondents believed that Congress should renew the payments at the full amount of 600 U.S. dollars per week, while another 34 percent thought the payments should be renewed but at a lower amount.

Support among U.S. adults for continuing increased unemployment payments due to COVID-19, as of August 2020

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Release date

August 2020

Region

United States

Survey time period

August 2 to 4, 2020

Number of respondents

1,494 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Supplementary notes

Survey method not disclosed by the source.
Original question: "This spring, the U.S. Congress passed a law to provide stimulus spending to combat the economic effects of COVID-19. In the law, the federal government provided additional money, up to $600 per week, to temporarily increase unemployment payments. The provision for increased unemployment payments expires at the end of the month. What do you think the Congress should do?"

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