Since May 2020, EMPLOYERS MOST TRUSTED ON PANDEMIC RESPONSE Percent of Americans who say each are doing well on meeting overall expectations n 34 54 + a - - c n 8 5 5 1 3 5 + e k n ri e - 0 t c inX a n m s s s a t i e e e Change, May 2020 to March 2021 U.S. general population Whi Bl La As Ame Me Wo Ag Ag Ag My employer is doing well on meeting your overall expectations for how they +5 59 63 55 54 52 55 63 51 58 76 should be responding in this crisis Business is doing well on meeting your 47 overall expectations for how they should be +5 48 44 56 34 51 44 45 46 51 responding in this crisis The national government is doing well +2 35 on meeting your overall expectations for 33 45 39 36 38 33 32 33 40 how they should be responding in this crisis 2021 Edelman Trust Barometer Special Report: Trust and the Coronavirus. PER_EMP. When it comes to how your employer has performed thus far during the COVID-19 pandemic, how well do you believe it is currently doing each of the following? 5-point scale; top 2 box, doing well. Question asked among those who are employed (Q43/1). NEW_PER_BUS. When it comes to how it has performed thus far during the COVID-19 pandemic, how well do you believe business in general is currently doing each of the following? 5-point scale; top 2 box, doing well. NEW_PER_NATGOV. When it comes to how it has performed thus far during the COVID-19 pandemic, how well do you believe the national government of your country is currently doing each of the following? 5-point scale; top 2 box, doing well. General population, U.S., and by demographics. These questions were tracked back to the 2020 Trust Barometer Special Report: Spring Update. 32