Mothers' employment three years later: an assessment of employment loss and recovery during the COVID-19 pandemic

Following a significant decline in employment in the early months of the [Coronavirus Disease 2019] COVID-19 pandemic and a lagging recovery in 2021 compared with fathers, maternal employment reached pre-pandemic levels in late 2022. This report follows mothers' and fathers' employment trajectories from the start of the COVID-19 pandemic and measures employment recovery three years later, comparing employment levels between February 2020 and February 2023. In the analyses presented, the primary focus is on employment among parents ages 25 to 54 living with children under the age of 13,...  [+] Show more

Following a significant decline in employment in the early months of the [Coronavirus Disease 2019] COVID-19 pandemic and a lagging recovery in 2021 compared with fathers, maternal employment reached pre-pandemic levels in late 2022. This report follows mothers' and fathers' employment trajectories from the start of the COVID-19 pandemic and measures employment recovery three years later, comparing employment levels between February 2020 and February 2023. In the analyses presented, the primary focus is on employment among parents ages 25 to 54 living with children under the age of 13, as they experienced the largest disruptions in employment and biggest increases in caregiving hours during the pandemic among parents.

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