The catering industry is the most seriously affected by the epidemic in the United States. Today, about one million catering workers have lost their jobs, and it is estimated that they will lose $241 billion by the end of this year. According to the data of California Catering Industry Association, about 1.4 million people were engaged in this industry before the epidemic, and about 1 million people were suspended or fired in the past four months. ?
according to the latest data released by the U.S. government, in the second quarter of 2121, the country's GDP fell by 32.9% year-on-year, the worst in history, the biggest decline in 73 years. Based on the decline of American economic data, international rating agencies are also pessimistic about its economic development? According to foreign media reports on July 31, Fitch Ratings, an international rating agency, announced that it would look forward to the US sovereign credit rating. Stable? Down to? Negative? .
In recent years, due to the prevalence of advance consumerism in the United States, many people have no habit of saving money. So unemployment means losing a source of livelihood in a short period of time. Moreover, the catering industry is not a high-end group, and many people face great difficulties in finding other jobs. These people face the risk of not being able to pay rent and mortgage in a short period of time, so it is possible to be forced to be displaced or even become homeless.
In any country, the social pressure and hidden dangers brought by the explosion of unemployed people are enormous. If the unemployment rate in a country is high and most people are struggling on the living line, it will be an unstable factor for the whole society, and they may fight, smash and rob and create social contradictions. Moreover, the COVID-19 epidemic is still raging. Although Americans do not regard it as a major event, considering that the gathering of people will help COVID-19 to continue, it will be much more difficult to control the whole situation. Poor people can't afford expensive medical expenses, which will also seriously increase medical inequality.
With the aggravation of the epidemic, the American economy is also deteriorating. It is reported that the number of unemployed people in the United States has reached a new high, and more than 31 million Americans will face the risk of food shortage in the future. What's more, the US unemployment subsidy policy of $611 per week is coming to an end, and it will be stopped at that time, which means that one of the important incomes of the unemployed will be gone.