Figure 3. Average percent change in employment, by number of confirmed coronavirus disease 2019 cases, from February to reference period
Date Number of cases new cases per 100,000 residents as of reference period Percent change 95-percent confidence interval standard error

Apr 2019

0–49 1.33 0.25

Apr 2019

50–124 1.05 0.20

Apr 2019

125–199 0.95 0.39

Apr 2019

200–299 1.52 0.35

Apr 2019

300+ 1.33 0.28

May 2019

0–49 1.36 0.33

May 2019

50–124 0.94 0.26

May 2019

125–199 1.10 0.36

May 2019

200–299 1.06 0.57

May 2019

300+ 1.79 0.27

Jun 2019

0–49 1.52 0.48

Jun 2019

50–124 1.63 0.36

Jun 2019

125–199 1.52 0.49

Jun 2019

200–299 1.14 0.46

Jun 2019

300+ 0.85 0.40

Apr 2020

0–49 –15.27 1.02

Apr 2020

50–124 –15.98 0.75

Apr 2020

125–199 –16.84 1.10

Apr 2020

200–299 –18.20 1.48

Apr 2020

300+ –23.01 1.11

May 2020

0–49 –11.89 0.71

May 2020

50–124 –12.83 0.84

May 2020

125–199 –13.57 0.95

May 2020

200–299 –15.29 1.05

May 2020

300+ –17.78 0.85

Jun 2020

0–49 –7.52 0.80

Jun 2020

50–124 –8.91 0.68

Jun 2020

125–199 –11.09 0.80

Jun 2020

200–299 –11.63 0.75

Jun 2020

300+ –11.55 0.81

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics, and New York Times.