7/26/2023 0 Comments Kindergarten graduation capsHowever, the recovery trajectory is markedly different across these three service sectors. This level of recovery is similar to that of the nursing care sector and leisure and hospitality. Another care service sector-nursing care facilities-fell by a relatively small 10% during the worst of the pandemic (losing 14,500 jobs).Īs of May 2022, the child care service sector is still 9% behind pre-pandemic employment levels. The hardest-hit service sector, leisure and hospitality, fell by 48%. This decline far outstripped the economy’s overall job loss of about 15%. In the first two months of the pandemic, the child care service sector lost 35% of its jobs (a loss of 28,000 jobs). While the economy overall has essentially recovered to pre-COVID job levels-just 0.6% behind pre-pandemic levels as of May 2022-child care employment is still lagging. The pandemic also exposed child care providers to greater health risks, contributing to staff shortages and affecting their ability to operate, much like in other key service sectors. This is especially true for women, who spend more time caring for children, even in households with multiple parents and even when both adults are working. The COVID-19 pandemic illuminated the extent to which child care affects Californians’ ability to work.
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