COVID and Income Support in Canada – 731,000 jobless women and 681,000 jobless men were without CERB or EI in April

• 5.3 million women and 3.4 million men were jobless in April. This is up from 1.7 million women and 1.3 million men in March.
• In April, 14% of jobless women and 20% of jobless men had no income supports.
• As a result, 731,000 jobless women and 681,000 jobless men were without CERB or EI in April.
• Allowing workers to make $1,000 and still qualify for CERB will give 550,000 women and 354,000 men access to the benefit.

Chosen excerpts by Job Market Monitor. Read the whole story @ Gender impact of Canada’s income supports – Behind the Numbers