KEY FINDINGS The Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is impacting vulnerable households in various ways. Many food-insecure individuals have characteristics that put them at a higher risk for severe illness associated with COVID-19. Workers who have service occupations or work in the leisure and hospitality industry are more likely to be food insecure and are at risk of further hardship as many businesses have been forced to close and lay off staff. Should unemployment and poverty increase to the level of the Great Recession, 9.9 million more people may experience food insecurity. In a more extreme scenario, the number of food-insecure individuals could rise by…
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The Impact of the Coronavirus on Food Insecurity
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The Impact of the Coronavirus on Child Food Insecurity
KEY FINDINGS Households with children are more likely to be food insecure. In 2018, 11.2 million children (1 in 7), lived in a food-insecure household. As closures caused by the coronavirus lead to a rise in unemployment and poverty, more people will experience food insecurity. A significant rise in unemployment over the year (+7.6 percentage points) and a corresponding rise in child poverty (+5.0 percentage points) would result in a total of 18.0 million children (1 in 4) experiencing food insecurity. INTRODUCTION As closures and social distancing orders meant to limit spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) extend across the country, the impact is being…
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39 Entrepreneur Statistics You Need to Know in 2020
Original Article Source Credits: Small Biz Genius, https://www.smallbizgenius.net/
Article Written By: Dragomir Simovic
Original Article Posted on : 2nd December 2020
Link to Original Article: https://www.smallbizgenius.net/by-the-numbers/entrepreneur-statistics/#gref
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