Nearly 40 Percent of Low-Income br Workers Lost Their Jobs in March The Federal Reserve Bank br reported that nearly 40 of br people with a household income br under $40,000 reported a job loss. The findings support other reports that show br lower-income Americans are struggling to maintain employment in sectors such as food services. More than one in five Americans have filed initial jobless claims since the beginning of the pandemic. 19 percent of adults have lost a job, br were furloughed or had their hours reduced br from the start of March through early April. Nine in 10 people have said that their br employer indicated they would return to work, br but have not received notice as to when.