During a April 2022 survey, 80.6 percent of surveyed small businesses in the United States claimed that they did not require their employees to have a negative COVID-19 test result before physically coming in to work. In comparison, 6.2 percent of respondents said that they did require their employees to have a negative test result.
Share of small businesses that require employees to test negative for COVID-19 before coming to work in the United States as of April 2022
Original question: "In the last week, did this business require employees to test negative for COVID-19 before physically coming to work?"
Totals may not equal 100 due to rounding.
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). Share of small businesses that require employees to test negative for COVID-19 before coming to work in the United States as of April 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1224023/covid-19-small-businesses-require-negative-tests-us/
US Census Bureau. "Share of small businesses that require employees to test negative for COVID-19 before coming to work in the United States as of April 2022." Chart. April 21, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1224023/covid-19-small-businesses-require-negative-tests-us/
US Census Bureau. (2022). Share of small businesses that require employees to test negative for COVID-19 before coming to work in the United States as of April 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1224023/covid-19-small-businesses-require-negative-tests-us/
US Census Bureau. "Share of Small Businesses That Require Employees to Test Negative for Covid-19 before Coming to Work in The United States as of April 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Apr 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1224023/covid-19-small-businesses-require-negative-tests-us/
US Census Bureau, Share of small businesses that require employees to test negative for COVID-19 before coming to work in the United States as of April 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1224023/covid-19-small-businesses-require-negative-tests-us/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Share of small businesses that require employees to test negative for COVID-19 before coming to work in the United States as of April 2022 [Graph], US Census Bureau, April 21, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1224023/covid-19-small-businesses-require-negative-tests-us/
