Coronavirus pandemic leading to 'unprecedented' financial pain for U.S. households, survey shows
Financial pain for U.S. households triggered by the coronavirus pandemic is starting to show, according to a new survey.
The survey, by Freedom Debt Relief, looked at how 2,335 Americans between the ages of 18 and 74 were dealing with their finances between March 25 to 27, which was after the national emergency was declared.
“Overall, Americans are reporting rapid and unprecedented levels of change in their financial situations since the COVID-19 pandemic arose in the United States,” Freedom Debt Relief President Sean Fox told Yahoo Finance. “Many have already lost their jobs or had their hours reduced. Others face an uncertain future and are trying to understand their long-term employment situation.”
The economy saw an unprecedented 6.648 million people applying for unemployment claims for the week ending March 28. On Friday, the March jobs reports showed that the economy shed 701,000 jobs when economists were expecting a decline of 100,000.
Economists are expecting 20 million U.S. workers to be furloughed or laid off by July because of the economic impact of the coronavirus. According to the St. Louis Fed, as many as 66 million jobs are at “high risk” of being in that situation.
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