History by the Numbers
These key statistics, updated daily, offer a compact summary of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States and its impact on the business world.
Public Health
The effects of the public health crisis have had significant business impact, even in areas the outbreak has not yet reached.
3,071,663
Total cases reported in the U.S.
Jul 09, 2020
132,300
Total coronavirus deaths in the U.S.
Jul 08, 2020
946,666
Recovered cases in the U.S.
Jul 08, 2020
Employment
Between February and April 2020, unemployment skyrocketed from a 50-year low of 3.5% to, by some estimates, more than 15%.
Unemployment Rates in U.S.
Unemployed Individuals in U.S.
Economic Impact
The U.S. economy went from achieving record highs at the beginning of 2020 to the largest decline in a week since the 2008 financial crisis, with the U.S. GDP shrinking 4.8% in Q1 2020.
-10.60%
Dow Jones Industrial Average
Jul 10, 2020
-2.83%
S&P 500
Jul 10, 2020
21.75%
NASDAQ
Jul 10, 2020
Dow Jones
S&P 500
NASDAQ
GDP Growth Rate
Federal Debt to GDP
Consumer Impact
Consumer confidence and spending fell as the economic impacts of unemployment took their toll.