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SPECIAL SURVEYS: The Impact of COVID-19 on Businesses in the Eighth Federal Reserve District

September 2021 survey

by Charles Gascon, Nathan Jefferson, and Devin Werner
Posted online November 8, 2021

The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis has conducted a confidential survey of small businesses across Missouri in collaboration with the Missouri Department of Economic Development's Show Me Strong Recovery Task Force. The information was collected online between September 20 and October 2, 2021, and resulted in 729 responses.

This report offers the findings of the survey.

October 2020 survey

by Kathryn Bokun and Charles Gascon
Posted online November 16, 2020

The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis has conducted a confidential survey of business leaders in the seven-state region of the Eighth Federal Reserve District. The information was collected online between October 5 and October 21, 2020, and resulted in 141 responses.

This report offers the findings of the survey.

June 2020 survey

by Kathryn Bokun and Charles Gascon
Posted online June 15, 2020

The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis has conducted a confidential survey of business leaders in the seven-state region of the Eighth Federal Reserve District. The information was collected online between May 27 and June 5, 2020, and resulted in 341 responses.

This report offers the findings of the survey.

April 2020 survey

by Kathryn Bokun, Charles Gascon, and Olivia Wilkinson
Posted online May 1, 2020

The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis has conducted a confidential survey of business leaders in the seven-state region of the Eighth Federal Reserve District. The information was collected online between April 8 and April 17, 2020, and resulted in 948 responses.

This report offers the findings of the survey.

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© 2020, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. These views do not reflect the opinion of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis or the Federal Reserve System. 

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