Demand for clothing and sporting goods continues to rise. Spending on food and household supplies stayed high.
New car purchases continue to be a drag, with semiconductor shortages still creating production and supply issues. Overall, goods spending remains above pre-pandemic levels. The pandemic has further highlighted the growing imbalance across the broader economy. While many households have financially flourished during COVID, many others have fallen behind where they were in early Much of the gap depends on whether wage earners could work remotely during the shutdown or had public-facing jobs that required them to be on-site.
Financial insecurity is still widespread, and the loss of a job and the loss of hours were some of the main reasons over the course of the pandemic. Nine percent of American adults approximately 20 million people reported a shortage of food in their household over the previous week, according to a Center on Budget and Policy Priorities analysis of U.
Census survey data from late September. Approximately 14 percent of renters And evictions continued in some parts of the country regardless. As of late September, over a quarter of American adults 63 million people reported some difficulty keeping up with expenses in the prior week.
Employment also remains below pre-pandemic levels. The unemployment rate fell to 4. Job growth continues to not meet expectations. Forecasters expected roughly , new jobs in September, but employers only added about , August saw about , new jobs, also well short of expectations. Many fear the rise of the Delta variant is hindering growth. Low-wage jobs made up the bulk of those lost during the pandemic, and while plenty of openings have returned, many remain unfilled. Approximately , people initially applied for unemployment insurance in the week ending October A typical pre-pandemic week saw about , new unemployment applications.
As of the week ending October 2, almost 3. The approximately 4. Many jobless Americans never received unemployment insurance and other government benefits, because of long waits, perceived ineligibility and other issues.
Job growth still faces some headwinds, aside from the Delta variant. Some have argued that overly generous benefits made unemployment more attractive than working.
The resumption of in-person learning, if it lasts, could free up some parents to return to work. The full vaccination rate is But state percentages range from Many counties across the country have vaccination rates lower than that. Many people are uncomfortable working in public around strangers. A gap between labor force skills and job requirements can make hiring more difficult, not to mention the rising standards of what workers will accept in a job.
As before the pandemic, many who are willing to work cannot find jobs with the wages and benefits they need to survive. According to Marie Newman , a U. About half of all states tried to force the issue and push people back into the job market.
The federal unemployment bonus and the previous round of stimulus checks helped Americans still awaiting their recovery to pay bills and put food on the table. The advance Child Tax Credit provides some additional support to families. But this money only goes so far. Families should not be at the mercy of constantly-shifting legislative timelines and ad hoc solutions.
A May 17 letter from members of the House Ways and Means Committee renewed the push for additional stimulus. A fourth and fifth check could keep an additional 12 million out of poverty. Combined with the effects of the ARP, direct payments could reduce the number in poverty in from 44 million to 16 million. We want to hear from North Texans. Do you work at the Dallas County jail? Tell us about mandatory overtime and working conditions. Here is how to find out The IRS has a tool where you can check the status of your payment.
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In states like Georgia and Florida, funds have only been made available to teachers and administrators in the education profession. Read our stimulus checks live blog for the latest updates on Covid relief And there are some states that have not distributed any additional funds at all such as Mississippi, which was one of the first states to end its unemployment benefits leaving many of its residents wondering where their next financial aid will come from.
Most American households also received an installment on the federal Child Tax payments on Oct.
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