How has the COVID-19 pandemic impacted your employment? Check all that apply: (Q8 - W2021)

This chart reflects answers collected from Question #8 of the Winter 2020 survey, which asked, “How has the COVID-19 pandemic impacted your employment?” Check all that apply. The structured responses prepared for this question follow:

• I have been laid off.

• I have been furloughed.

• My number of work hours has been cut.

• My number of work hours has increased.

• I am working remotely now.

• I am now considered an essential worker.

• I am employed under the exact same conditions.

• It is an evolving situation.

• I am retired.

• I was unemployed prior to COVID-19.

• Other, please explain

Responses may add up to more than the number of participants who answered given multiple options could be selected. Of the 81 participants who answered:

• 14 participants have been laid off

• 2 participants have been furloughed

• 9 participants had their hours cut

• 4 participants saw their hours increase

• 26 participants moved to a remote set-up, of these the following is important to note:

• 1 participant worked as a DJ, but the pandemic adversely impacted their work

• 1 participant noted they were already intermittently working from home prior to the pandemic

• 1 participant was working two jobs prior to the pandemic and had to quit their service job when bus services were reduced due to COVID-19

• 6 participants were now considered essential workers

• 2 participants noted it is an evolving situation

• 6 participants were retired

• 2 of which were unemployed prior to COVID-19

• 4 participants quit or stopped working

• 1 participant said the pandemic has not affected their employment

• 1 participant said the pandemic was the reason they moved

• 1 participant said they were already on disability when the pandemic struck

• 17 participants noted they were unemployed prior to the pandemic

The data was produced by the Shifting Energy Demands in COVID-19 Survey - Overview, which was administered to 83 people over a fourteen week period between December 2020 and March 2021. Visit the Winter 2020 Shifting Energy Demands in COVID-19 - Survey Results page to view more data from our survey. The project is approved by Drexel’s IRB.