Women are now employed at higher rates compared to pre-pandemic times

Percent change in employment-to-population ratio, compared to before COVID

Source: Current Population Survey for California. PPIC calculations. NOTES: Prime working-age adults (25-54). Young children are those under age five. “Worst of pandemic” refers to Apr-Jun ’20 and “Most recent” refers to Oct-Dec ’22; both time periods are compared to Oct-Dec ‘19. Get the data Embed