Just as the nation’s more than 30 million small business owners were getting back on their feet, Main Street is again seeing its survival threatened by Covid-19.
According to a new analysis of U.S. Census data by the Economic Innovation Group, businesses are increasingly reducing employees’ hours, reporting declining revenues and, in some sectors, laying off more workers than they’re hiring. John Lettieri, president and CEO of the Economic Innovation Group, says this suggests a relationship between vaccination rates and economic health.
