During the week ending July 11, 2021, 16.8 percent of surveyed small businesses in the District of Columbia said in an online survey that they had an increase in their number of paid employees due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The U.S. Census Bureau's Small Business Pulse Survey includes businesses that have 1-499 employees and receipts of 1,000 U.S. dollars or more.
Change in small businesses employment due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the District of Columbia from August 2020 to July 2021
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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.
Some values are missing as the source did not provide an answer. In such cases the total value is not equal to 100%.
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US Census Bureau. (July 15, 2021). Change in small businesses employment due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the District of Columbia from August 2020 to July 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 14, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1255007/district-of-columbia-covid-19-employment-change-small-businesses/
US Census Bureau. "Change in small businesses employment due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the District of Columbia from August 2020 to July 2021." Chart. July 15, 2021. Statista. Accessed March 14, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1255007/district-of-columbia-covid-19-employment-change-small-businesses/
US Census Bureau. (2021). Change in small businesses employment due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the District of Columbia from August 2020 to July 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 14, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1255007/district-of-columbia-covid-19-employment-change-small-businesses/
US Census Bureau. "Change in Small Businesses Employment Due to The Coronavirus (Covid-19) Pandemic in The District of Columbia from August 2020 to July 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Jul 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1255007/district-of-columbia-covid-19-employment-change-small-businesses/
US Census Bureau, Change in small businesses employment due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the District of Columbia from August 2020 to July 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1255007/district-of-columbia-covid-19-employment-change-small-businesses/ (last visited March 14, 2025)
Change in small businesses employment due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the District of Columbia from August 2020 to July 2021 [Graph], US Census Bureau, July 15, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1255007/district-of-columbia-covid-19-employment-change-small-businesses/
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