Polls & Surveys

Report: 2 in 3 U.S. Minority-owned Small Businesses Worry About Permanently Closing
August 6, 2020Minority-owned small businesses have been hit harder by the pandemic and corresponding economic crisis, according to a new special report…

U.S. Chamber Small Business Poll Shows Many Preparing for Resurgence
August 3, 2020The U.S. Chamber released the results of its "July 2020 Small Business Coronavirus Impact Poll" that shows small businesses see…

MERC SURVEY: 78% of Michiganders Agree on Following Health and Safety Guidelines
July 28, 2020In June, the Michigan Economic Recovery Council conducted a poll to learn more about how Michiganders view COVID-19. The results…

Chamber Return-to-Work Survey: Businesses Ready to Welcome Employees Back in 2020
June 23, 2020As the state’s economy continues to reopen, businesses are faced with the challenge of safely welcoming employees back, establishing work-from-home…

Consumer Spending: Economic Opportunity Insight
June 13, 2020The Harvard-based Opportunity Insights (OI) group combines anonymized data from private companies such as credit card processors, payroll firms, and…

Survey Shows Michigan Parents Worried About Being Able to Work if Schools Don’t Reopen
June 10, 2020This article was written and posted by Chalkbeat Detroit. By Lori Higgins Jun 8, 2020 Nearly 60% of Michigan parents say their…

U.S. Census Survey Shows Majority of Detroit Region’s Small Businesses Largely Impacted by COVID-19
June 9, 2020This survey was taken by small business owners. A subset of the 2017 Economic Census respondents, approximately 1.7 million of…

#MIVoterPoll: ‘5 Things You Need to Know with Sandy K. Baruah’
May 27, 2020Detroit Regional Chamber President and CEO Sandy K. Baruah joined Vice President of Government Relations Brad Williams to break down…

Your Employees’ Mindset on Safety? What to Know as You Reopen
May 26, 2020View the full findings from the May Michigan Voter Poll,. Employers are entering unchartered territory. They are reopening after a global pandemic brought the economy to…

Chamber Poll: Michiganders Prefer Our Reopening Pace Compared to Rest of Country
May 21, 2020While there has been much debate on Michigan’s reopening strategy, including protests at the Capitol in Lansing, the majority of…

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