Monthly spending after COVID-19 stimulus payments U.S. January 2021, by income

In December 2020, the United States Congress signed into effect the COVID-Related Tax Relief Act which would give 600 U.S. dollars of aid to almost every American in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. By the end of January 2021, Americans living in households with an income of less than 46,000 U.S. dollars a year had spent an average of 126 U.S. dollars from their stimulus checks. In comparison, those living in households with an income of more than 78,000 U.S. dollars a year spent 45 U.S dollars of the same check.Comparing the stimulus packages The COVID-Related Tax Relief Act was the second stimulus package that was passed in response to the pandemic in the United States. In April 2020, congress passed a two trillion U.S. dollar economic relief package called the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (or CARES) Act. This package provided every American in need with 1,200 U.S. dollars. Around 81 percent of Americans approved of this relief package and supported its passing. However, after the first CARES Act check of 1,200 U.S. dollars, many Americans felt that the second stimulus check of 600 U.S. dollars was too little to help, especially when compared to the stimulus paid out by other nations. Among G20 member countries, the United States came in fourth in size of COVID-19 fiscal stimulus packages as a share of the nation's gross domestic product (GDP), at 13.2 percent. In comparison, Japan passed the largest fiscal stimulus package, which amounted to about 21.1 percent of its GDP.COVID-19: impact on employment in the United States Many Americans depended greatly on the economic relief provided by the stimulus package, as many businesses were forced to let their employees go due to economic strain, as can be seen in the unemployment rate in the United States. Some industries suffered more than others, such as the leisure and hospitality industry, which suffered the highest unemployment rate of any industry at 15.9 percent as of January 2021 (not seasonally adjusted), largely due to its dependence on tourism and travel, which were greatly restricted under coronavirus-related restrictions. As of February 2021, approximately 15 percent of Americans with an income of less than 50,000 U.S. dollars reported that they had personally lost a job due to the pandemic.

于2020年12月，美国国会正式签署了针对COVID-19大流行的相关税收减免法案，该法案将为几乎每一位美国民众提供600美元的援助。至2021年1月底，年收入低于4.6万美元的美国家庭平均花费了126美元的刺激资金。相较之下，年收入超过7.8万美元的家庭则花费了45美元的同等金额。在比较刺激计划时，针对COVID-19大流行的相关税收减免法案是美国国会通过的第二个刺激计划。2020年4月，国会通过了总额为2万亿美元的经济救济计划，即《冠状病毒援助、救济和经济安全法案》（或称CARES法案），该法案为有需要的每一位美国民众提供了1200美元的援助。大约81%的美国民众对该救济计划表示赞同，并支持其通过。然而，在收到1200美元的首轮CARES法案检查后，许多美国人认为600美元的第二轮刺激资金过于微薄，特别是在与其他国家的刺激计划相比时。在G20成员国中，美国在COVID-19财政刺激计划规模上以占国内生产总值（GDP）13.2%的比例位居第四，而日本通过的财政刺激计划规模最大，约占其GDP的21.1%。COVID-19对美国就业的影响：许多美国人极大地依赖刺激计划提供的经济救济，许多企业因经济压力而被迫裁员，这一点可以从美国的失业率中看出。一些行业受到的影响大于其他行业，例如休闲和酒店业，截至2021年1月，该行业成为任何行业失业率最高的行业，失业率高达15.9%（未经季节性调整），这主要归因于其对旅游和旅行的依赖，而这些活动在冠状病毒相关限制下受到了极大的限制。至2021年2月，约15%年收入低于5万美元的美国民众表示，他们因疫情而个人失去了工作。