Jobs Report to Show Ground Zero of Covid-19 Impact in Canada
- Women, immigrants more likely to be affected, Yalnizyan says
- This recession will cause most damage to service sector
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Policy makers will be paying close attention to Canada’s March jobs report for an early look at industries and workers who took the first blows from the pandemic-induced shutdown.
Statistics Canada will release employment data for March on Thursday. The figures will be based on a survey of households conducted from the 15th to 21st of that month, a period that coincided with the first strict social distancing measures enacted by federal and provincial governments to stem the spread of Covid-19.