As of May 5, 2020, 24 percent of Hispanic respondents said that they lost their job or were laid off as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak. In comparison, 14 percent of White respondents said that they lost their job or were laid off.
Share of U.S. adults who have lost their job or had a pay cut due to COVID-19 in May 2020, by ethnicity
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Been laid off/lost job
Had to take a cut in pay
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Pew Research Center. (May 15, 2020). Share of U.S. adults who have lost their job or had a pay cut due to COVID-19 in May 2020, by ethnicity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1113819/covid-19-adults-job-loss-laid-off-ethnicity-us/
Pew Research Center. "Share of U.S. adults who have lost their job or had a pay cut due to COVID-19 in May 2020, by ethnicity." Chart. May 15, 2020. Statista. Accessed September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1113819/covid-19-adults-job-loss-laid-off-ethnicity-us/
Pew Research Center. (2020). Share of U.S. adults who have lost their job or had a pay cut due to COVID-19 in May 2020, by ethnicity. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1113819/covid-19-adults-job-loss-laid-off-ethnicity-us/
Pew Research Center. "Share of U.S. Adults Who Have Lost Their Job or Had a Pay Cut Due to Covid-19 in May 2020, by Ethnicity." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 May 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1113819/covid-19-adults-job-loss-laid-off-ethnicity-us/
Pew Research Center, Share of U.S. adults who have lost their job or had a pay cut due to COVID-19 in May 2020, by ethnicity Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1113819/covid-19-adults-job-loss-laid-off-ethnicity-us/ (last visited September 01, 2024)
Share of U.S. adults who have lost their job or had a pay cut due to COVID-19 in May 2020, by ethnicity [Graph], Pew Research Center, May 15, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1113819/covid-19-adults-job-loss-laid-off-ethnicity-us/