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Weekly hours worked for mothers and fathers have followed a similar pattern throughout the pandemic

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weekly hours worked at main job 20 25 30 35 40 45 Jan. 2019 2020 Sept. 2021 Mothers aged 25 to 54 with at least one child under 13Mothers aged 25 to 54 with at least one child under 13 Fathers aged 25 to 54 with at least one child under 13Fathers aged 25 to 54 with at least one child under 13
Source(s):
Labour Force Survey (3701), custom tabulation.

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Weekly hours worked for mothers and fathers have followed a similar pattern throughout the pandemic, weekly hours worked at main job
  Mothers aged 25 to 54 with at least one child under 13 Fathers aged 25 to 54 with at least one child under 13
January 2019 28.6 38.5
February 2019 28.0 37.9
March 2019 26.8 37.3
April 2019 26.1 35.1
May 2019 29.3 39.0
June 2019 29.5 39.7
July 2019 24.6 35.8
August 2019 23.7 35.2
September 2019 29.2 40.2
October 2019 26.0 36.2
November 2019 27.6 37.5
December 2019 29.0 39.2
January 2020 28.3 38.1
February 2020 28.8 38.0
March 2020 21.9 33.4
April 2020 22.7 31.6
May 2020 25.3 34.7
June 2020 26.1 36.3
July 2020 23.4 34.8
August 2020 22.5 34.6
September 2020 28.5 38.4
October 2020 26.8 35.9
November 2020 27.3 36.4
December 2020 28.9 38.1
January 2021 28.6 37.7
February 2021 27.3 36.3
March 2021 28.4 38.1
April 2021 27.4 37.9
May 2021 28.3 38.9
June 2021 28.5 38.3
July 2021 24.1 35.3
August 2021 23.6 34.8
September 2021 29.3 39.0
Source(s):
Labour Force Survey (3701), custom tabulation.
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