Small Business Pulse Survey (SBPS): Tracking Changes During The Coronavirus Pandemic (ICPSR 37868)
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United States. Bureau of the Census
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The Small Business Pulse Survey (Business Pulse) measures the effect of changing business conditions during the Coronavirus pandemic on our nation's small businesses. Small businesses are nonfarm, single-location employer businesses with 1-499 employees and receipts of $1,000 or more in the 50 states, District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.
Business Pulse complements existing U.S. Census Bureau data collections by providing high-frequency, detailed information on the challenges small businesses are facing during the Coronavirus pandemic as well as their participation in federal programs such as the Paycheck Protection Program.
The survey includes information about small business operations and finances, requests and receipt of assistance, and measures of overall well-being and expectations for recovery. Data are available for states and large metropolitan areas, and by sector, including sector 71 (arts, entertainment, and recreation), which includes performing arts companies, museums, spectator sports, and amusement industries.
Survey results give local, state, and federal officials essential real-time data to aid in policy and decision-making. In addition, the information may aid businesses in making economic decisions and assist researchers studying the effects of the pandemic.