Infographic 4
Looking ahead to September: The gender gap in employment recovery among parents narrows when people waiting to start new jobs are included

Infographic description

The title of the infographic is "Looking ahead to September: The gender gap in employment recovery among parents narrows when people waiting to start new jobs are included"

This is a linear chart.

The vertical axis shows the employment index (February 2020=100) from 84 to 102 by increments of 2.

The horizontal axis shows months from February 2020 to August 2020.

There are 4 lines each representing the following groups: Fathers aged 25 to 54 with children under 18, Mothers aged 25 to 54 with children under 18, Fathers waiting to start new jobs included with employed in August, Mothers waiting to start new jobs included with employed in August.

The line representing Fathers aged 25 to 54 with children under 18 shows the employment indexed (February 2020=100) over 7 months. The employment index is 100.0 in February 2020, 99.9 in March 2020, 91.0 in April 2020, 95.7 in May 2020, 99.8 in June 2020, 99.4 in July 2020 and 99.8 in August 2020.

The line representing Mothers aged 25 to 54 with children under 18 shows the employment indexed (February 2020=100) over 7 months. The employment index is 100.0 in February 2020, 97.5 in March 2020, 90.2 in April 2020, 93.1 in May 2020, 96.5 in June 2020, 94.1 in July 2020 and 94.8 in August 2020.

The line representing Fathers waiting to start new jobs included with employed in August shows the employment indexed (February 2020=100) over 2 months. The employment index is 99.4 in July 2020 and 100.0 in August 2020.

The line representing Mothers waiting to start new jobs included with employed in August shows the employment indexed (February 2020=100) over 2 months. The employment index is 94.1 in July 2020 and 96.8 in August 2020.

Source(s): Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey.