Real-time estimates show poverty rose after government benefits expired
Tuesday, September 15, 2020 - 08:31
in Mathematics & Economics
The data released in the U.S. Census Bureau's 2019 annual report on income and poverty on Sept. 15 will not shed light on the current state of poverty in America. The official numbers predate the global pandemic, an unprecedented fall in employment and a generous, but temporary, government relief package that included large stimulus payments to households and greatly expanded unemployment insurance benefits.