Initial decline in employment during COVID-19 pandemic was greater for mothers than fathers | Pew Research Center

February 10, 2025

2. How COVID-19 changed U.S. workplaces

Initial decline in employment during COVID-19 pandemic was greater for mothers than fathers

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2. How COVID-19 changed U.S. workplaces
COVID-19 pandemic resulted in a large but temporary spike in unemployment
Remote work peaked in October 2020; hybrid work is now the most common arrangement for workers with jobs that can be done remotely
Growing share of workers required to be in office a certain number of days
Most who work from home say doing this has helped them balance their work and personal lives
Nearly half of workers currently working from home say they’d be unlikely to stay at their job if they could no longer do so
Most workers are confident that if there were another pandemic, their employer would handle safety measures correctly
Initial decline in employment during COVID-19 pandemic was greater for mothers than fathers
By 2022, a desire to work from home replaced a need to do so
In 2022, there was a wide partisan gap in views of COVID-19 vaccination requirements at work