Both older men and women workers suffered more job losses in the pandemic recession than the Great Recession: Change in employment-population ratios during the Great Recession and the COVID-19 recession, 2007–2011 and 2019–2020, by gender and older age group
| 2007–2011 | 2019–2020 | |
|---|---|---|
| 55+ | 0.75 | -2.49 |
| 55–64 | -0.69 | -3.14 |
| 65+ | 0.87 | -1.45 |
| 55+ | -0.66 | -2.92 |
| 55–64 | -3.04 | -3.50 |
| 65+ | 1.52 | -1.74 |
Source: Authors' analysis of EPI Current Population Survey Extracts, Version 1.0.14 (2021), https://microdata.epi.org.