Employment growth in Canada and the United States during the recovery from COVID-19

Sean Clarke and Andrew Fields

Economic and Social Reports from Statistics Canada, Analytical Studies and Modelling Branch

Abstract: From peak employment in January 2020 to the employment trough in May 2020, employment in Canada declined by nearly 20%. This decline amounted to roughly 3.4 million jobs lost at the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic.Note The impact of lockdowns on Canada’s labour market was sharper than it was in the United States, where total employment from peak to trough fell by just over 14% (22.4 million jobs).

Keywords: occupation; job tasks; PhD (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J23 M21 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022-12-22
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DOI: 10.25318/36280001202201200001-eng

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