National Post

WOMEN DROP OUT AT FASTEST CLIP SINCE VIRUS PEAK

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Women, especially those in the age group most likely to have young children, are dropping out of the job market at the fastest pace since the height of the pandemic as many schools and childcare centres remain closed. Participat­ion in the labour force by women between the ages of 25 to 54 dropped to 74.2 per cent in September, down from 74.9 per cent in August after nearly hitting an all-time record right before the virus hit, according to data released Friday by the U.S. Labor Department. Economists and Federal Reserve officials have expressed concern about how women and minorities are being disproport­ionately impacted by the pandemic. The number of women who reported leaving for family reasons jumped to 79,000 from 55,000 in August, the data show.

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