WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Nearly three in 10 employed Americans now say that their employer has cut jobs, reduced hours or frozen hiring as a result of the novel coronavirus outbreak, marking an 18-percentage-point increase since mid-March.
Part-time workers are more likely than those employed full time to report these negative effects on their workplace.These data are from a probability-based Gallup Panel survey conducted online March 20-23 as major parts of the U.S.
economy continued to shut down because of the expanding COVID-19 pandemic. Gallup's tracking of these questions specific to employees finds that since mid-March, U.S.