NEW YORK – While thousands of small businesses waited for coronavirus relief money to arrive, they were shutting down and laying off workers.
Two reports issued this week shed light on the crisis that business owners have been struggling through since the coronavirus hit.
On Wednesday, payroll provider ADP said its small business customers slashed more than 11 million jobs in April as they were forced to close or suffered steep revenue losses amid the virus outbreak.
And nearly 30% of businesses questioned for a U.S. Chamber of Commerce-MetLife report said they had closed during April, a statistic that helps explain the big drop in payrolls last month.