Making Ends Meet

A survey published today by Maru/Blue Public Opinion Research North America suggests that many Americans are sharing a particularly bleak outlook as the fall begins: one in five (20%) may swell those ranks of the unemployed as they predict they will likely be laid off over the next few weeks because of lack of business/work.

In fact, with the jobless rate still almost triple the pre-pandemic level, upwards of 18,400,000 (8%) Americans of this group believe they will very likely be joining the unemployment line.

The national survey also found four in 10 (38%) Americans stating they already don’t earn a livable wage, and three in ten (30%) relying on government programs to make ends meet over the next few weeks.

And if that isn’t enough, approximately 20.7 million Americans (9%) predict they will struggle to put enough food on the table for themselves or their family.