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Census Household Pulse: Employment Loss

The JOBLOSS measure in the Census Household Pulse Survey was COVID-specific a...

What is the current Census Household Pulse: Employment Loss?

CENSUS HOUSEHOLD PULSE: EMPLOYMENT LOSS
Deferred — employment income loss measure discontinued after

Census Household Pulse: Employment Loss: — as of latest available, and holding steady. Source: Census Bureau Household Pulse Survey.

Deferred — employment income loss measure discontinued after July 2020

The JOBLOSS measure in the Census Household Pulse Survey was COVID-specific and was discontinued after Week 12 (July 2020). Not available in the modern HTOPS API.

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How has Census Household Pulse: Employment Loss changed over time?

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Census Household Pulse: Employment Loss over time
Census Household Pulse: Employment Loss, percent
Census Household Pulse: Employment Loss
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What is Census Household Pulse: Employment Loss?

The JOBLOSS measure in the Census Household Pulse Survey was COVID-specific a...

Why does Census Household Pulse: Employment Loss matter for financial distress?

Census Household Pulse: Employment Loss is one of the indicators tracked by the American Distress Index (ADI), which measures five dimensions of U.S. household financial distress: Buffer Depletion, Debt Stress, Financial Conditions, Cost Pressure, and Labor Market disruption. Changes in this indicator contribute to the overall distress picture.

Where does the Census Household Pulse: Employment Loss data come from?

This data comes from Census Bureau Household Pulse Survey. More information: https://www.census.gov/data/experimental-data-products/household-pulse-survey.html. The American Distress Index updates this indicator monthly.

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Why does Census Household Pulse: Employment Loss matter?

Census Household Pulse: Employment Loss is one of 91 indicators in the American Distress Index's labor market layer — the signal that predicted the 2008 crisis two years before delinquency data confirmed it.
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