During an online survey, 10.1 percent of surveyed small businesses in the United States said they had a decrease in their number of paid employees due to the COVID-19 pandemic during the week ending April 17, 2022. Another 8.2 percent of respondents said that they had increased the number of employees during the same week.
Change in small businesses employment due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States from August 2021 to April 2022
Original question: "In the last week, did this business have a change in the number of paid employees?"
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). Change in small businesses employment due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States from August 2021 to April 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1224020/us-covid-19-employment-change-small-businesses/
US Census Bureau. "Change in small businesses employment due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States from August 2021 to April 2022." Chart. April 21, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1224020/us-covid-19-employment-change-small-businesses/
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US Census Bureau. "Change in Small Businesses Employment Due to The Covid-19 Pandemic in The United States from August 2021 to April 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Apr 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1224020/us-covid-19-employment-change-small-businesses/
US Census Bureau, Change in small businesses employment due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States from August 2021 to April 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1224020/us-covid-19-employment-change-small-businesses/ (last visited December 23, 2024)
Change in small businesses employment due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States from August 2021 to April 2022 [Graph], US Census Bureau, April 21, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1224020/us-covid-19-employment-change-small-businesses/