Most adults who've lost a job or wages due to COVID-19 are concerned states will lift restrictions too quickly % saying their greater concern is that restrictions on the activity imposed by state governments in response to the coronavirus will quickly enough quickly
Last week’s report on unemployment underscored the catastrophic impact the coronavirus outbreak has had on the U.S. economy. The focus in many states has now turned to reopening businesses and getting people back to work. However, most Americans – including 68% of those who have lost their jobs or taken a cut in pay due to the coronavirus outbreak – are concerned that state governments will lift restrictions too quickly, according to a new Pew Research Center survey. A similar share of Americans whose jobs were not affected say the same (69%). On the other hand, only about three-in-ten U.S. adults in these categories expressed more concern that restrictions would not be lifted quickly enough.
Most adults who've lost a job or wages  | due to COVID-19 are concerned states  | will lift restrictions too quickly  | % saying their greater concern is that restrictions on  | the activity imposed by state governments in  | response to the coronavirus will  | Not be lifted Be lifted too  | quickly enough quickly  | All adults 31  | 68  | Been laid off/lost  | 32  | 68  | their job or took a  | cut in pay  | Neither lost their job  | 30  | 69  | nor took a cut in pay  | Note: Share of respondents who didn't offer an answer not shown.  | Source: Survey of U.S. adults conducted April 29-May 5, 2020  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 