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Economic Anxiety Index®

The latest results from our ongoing Marketplace-Edison Research Poll measuring economic anxiety in America.

Economic Anxiety Index®

Here’s how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected Americans’ paychecks and working hours

Our Marketplace-Edison Research Poll looks at how Americans are dealing with COVID-19.

Economic Anxiety Index®

How many jobs will come back after the COVID-19 pandemic ends?

Samantha Fields and Mitchell Hartman May 8, 2020

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Economic Anxiety Index®

44% of Americans fear they won’t be able to afford food, poll finds

by Samantha Fields
May 7, 2020
Food banks are seeing a surge in demand as COVID-19 pandemic pushes many newly-unemployed toward food insecurity.
Cars line up at a food distribution site for those impacted by the coronavirus pandemic in Inglewood, California.
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Crisis cuts many workers’ hours, extends workday for some

by Meghan McCarty Carino
May 6, 2020
A Marketplace Edison Research poll found a third have lost hours but 16% are working more.
An employee restocks milk at a grocery store. Some businesses are seeing strong demand during the pandemic and increasing staff hours.
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Many lack a financial backstop amid pandemic

by Kimberly Adams
May 5, 2020
In the Marketplace-Edison Research poll released today, 41% of respondents could not pay an unexpected $250 expense.
People pass by the stock exchange in New York. Marketplace-Edison poll data shows that many Americans can't handle an unexpected $250 expense.
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There's been a dramatic spike in Americans' economic anxiety

by David Brancaccio and Rose Conlon
May 5, 2020
A new Marketplace-Edison Research Poll puts numbers to what we've been seeing and experiencing.
Many Americans are scared they won't be able to afford basic necessities after losing income during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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People across most income groups are more anxious about the economy during COVID-19

by Mitchell Hartman
May 5, 2020
But those earning under $25,000 are about as anxious now as they were before the pandemic.
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Economic Anxiety Index®

Here’s how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected Americans’ paychecks and working hours

by Janet Nguyen
May 5, 2020
Our Marketplace-Edison Research Poll looks at how Americans are dealing with COVID-19.
An employee cleaning tables at a business in Franklin, Tennessee.
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Younger workers more likely to talk pay with colleagues

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Jul 4, 2019
Greater transparency around salaries could help close racial and gender pay gaps but can be tricky to navigate.
A group of business people having a meeting in an office
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Men and women ask for pay raises at the same rate — but men get them more often

by Janet Nguyen
Jun 10, 2019
About 82% of men receive the raise they asked for.
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These employees aren’t afraid to talk about pay with their co-workers

by Janet Nguyen
Jun 6, 2019
Why it pays to talk about ... pay.
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Yelling at work persists despite awareness of ill effects

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Jun 5, 2019
Hostile yelling at work is known to decrease productivity and can increase physical and mental illness, but long hours and nasty public discourse are making for shorter fuses.
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