Working moms in the U.S. have faced challenges on multiple fronts during the pandemic
Here is what Center surveys show about American moms’ experiences juggling work and parenting responsibilities during the COVID-19 outbreak.
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Here is what Center surveys show about American moms’ experiences juggling work and parenting responsibilities during the COVID-19 outbreak.
Nearly two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, roughly six-in-ten U.S. workers who say their jobs can mainly be done from home (59%) are working from home all or most of the time.
About a third of workers with jobs that can be done remotely are working from home all the time, according to a new Pew Research Center survey.
Nearly one-in-five middle-income families report receiving unemployment benefits in 2020.
Nearly half of U.S. adults say the pandemic has driven people in their community apart. Many see a long road to recovery: About one-in-five say life in their community will never get back to the way it was before COVID-19.
Workers who quit a job in 2021 say low pay (63%), no opportunities for advancement (63%) and feeling disrespected at work (57%) were reasons why.
Among adults 25 and older who have no education beyond high school, more women have left the labor force than men.
The challenges of a COVID-19 economy are clear for 2020 college graduates, who have experienced downturns in employment and labor force participation.
Here’s how the COVID-19 recession is affecting labor force participation and unemployment among American workers a year after its onset.
51% of working parents of children younger than 12 say it has been at least somewhat difficult to handle child care responsibilities recently.
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