Nearly half of American households have lost employment income during pandemic

Nearly half of Americans say in a new survey that they or someone in their household has lost employment income because of the coronavirus pandemic, a devastating loss that has fallen most heavily on lower income workers.The Census Bureau’s survey, meant to track the pandemic’s impact on Americans, shows 47.5 percent of all households reporting job losses.More than half of households with incomes under $50,000 say they have seen their incomes…