Tracking America's recovery

From your job to your home to your groceries, Covid-19 has disrupted nearly every aspect of life. This dashboard shows how the economy continues to change as we grapple with life during the pandemic.

Check back regularly to see how America is recovering and adapting to a new normal.

Hospitals are racing to keep up with surges of Covid-19 patients. On Sunday, the country reported 125,544 current Covid-19 hospitalizations, setting a new record, according to the Covid Tracking Project. The number has exceeded 100,000 for more than a month.
The major stock exchanges will be open for their first trading day of the year on Monday, after being closed for New Year's Day on Friday. The S&P 500 and Dow ended 2020 at record highs.

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What you need to know

From your job to your home to your groceries, Covid-19 has disrupted nearly every aspect of life. This dashboard shows how the economy continues to change as we grapple with life during the pandemic.

Check back regularly to see how America is recovering and adapting to a new normal.

Hospitals are racing to keep up with surges of Covid-19 patients. On Sunday, the country reported 125,544 current Covid-19 hospitalizations, setting a new record, according to the Covid Tracking Project. The number has exceeded 100,000 for more than a month.
The major stock exchanges will be open for their first trading day of the year on Monday, after being closed for New Year's Day on Friday. The S&P 500 and Dow ended 2020 at record highs.

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The Back-to-Normal Index

The pandemic economy is far from normal. So Moody’s Analytics and CNN Business have partnered to create a proprietary Back-to-Normal Index, comprised of 37 national and seven state-level indicators. The index ranges from zero, representing no economic activity, to 100%, representing the economy returning to its pre-pandemic level in March.

75%

The economy in the United States is operating at 75% of where it was in early March.

New coronavirus
cases in the last 7 days1,149,922

25% higher than the prior week, updated daily

Number of states with improved Index since last week0

Back-to-Normal state rankings list

as of December 30, 2020

1Florida86.8%

2Mississippi86.2%

3Alabama85.3%

4Georgia84.8%

5Idaho84.3%

6West Virginia83.1%

7South Dakota83.0%

8Montana82.8%

9Arkansas82.7%

10Louisiana82.0%

11Nevada82.0%

12Oklahoma81.5%

13Utah81.1%

14South Carolina81.0%

15Texas80.4%

16Arizona79.9%

17Nebraska79.9%

18Tennessee79.8%

19Kentucky79.7%

20Ohio79.7%

21Maine79.5%

22Missouri78.9%

23Indiana78.6%

24Iowa78.3%

25North Carolina78.2%

26Rhode Island76.9%

27Vermont76.7%

28Virginia76.3%

29New Hampshire76.3%

30Wisconsin75.9%

31Connecticut75.5%

32Wyoming74.6%

33Washington74.2%

34New Jersey74.0%

35Kansas73.5%

36Hawaii73.2%

37North Dakota72.7%

38New Mexico71.8%

39Delaware71.3%

40Alaska71.3%

41Maryland70.7%

42Colorado69.8%

43Michigan69.2%

44California68.1%

45Pennsylvania67.4%

46Oregon67.2%

47New York67.1%

48Massachusetts66.6%

49Minnesota65.2%

50Illinois63.9%

Learn how we created the Back-to-Normal Index

Source: Moody's Analytics, JHU CSSE COVID-19 Data Data as of January 04, 2021

The job market is still weak

Meanwhile, the housing market is on fire

Americans are saving more and spending less

The shift to online shopping has accelerated

And travel has slowed to a crawl