During a April 2022 survey, 21.6 percent of surveyed small businesses in the United States claimed that the COVID-19 pandemic had a large negative effect on business. In comparison, only 1.7 percent of respondents said that the pandemic had a large positive effect on their business.
Overall impact of COVID-19 on small businesses in the United States as of April 2022
Original question: "Overall, how has this business been affected by the Coronavirus pandemic?"
The Small Business Pulse Survey is a voluntary survey that requests information of single-location employer businesses with between 1-499 employees and receipts of $1,000 or more in the 50 states, District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.
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US Census Bureau. (April 21, 2022). Overall impact of COVID-19 on small businesses in the United States as of April 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1220920/us-covid-19-impact-small-businesses/
US Census Bureau. "Overall impact of COVID-19 on small businesses in the United States as of April 2022." Chart. April 21, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1220920/us-covid-19-impact-small-businesses/
US Census Bureau. (2022). Overall impact of COVID-19 on small businesses in the United States as of April 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1220920/us-covid-19-impact-small-businesses/
US Census Bureau. "Overall Impact of Covid-19 on Small Businesses in The United States as of April 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Apr 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1220920/us-covid-19-impact-small-businesses/
US Census Bureau, Overall impact of COVID-19 on small businesses in the United States as of April 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1220920/us-covid-19-impact-small-businesses/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Overall impact of COVID-19 on small businesses in the United States as of April 2022 [Graph], US Census Bureau, April 21, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1220920/us-covid-19-impact-small-businesses/