5 Numbers from April’s Employment Situation Report
![April 2021. 6.1% unemployment rate. +266,000 jobs](/sites/default/files/styles/blog_teaser_image/public/blog-20210507-226k-featured.png?itok=HhN4xTXV)
With widespread closures of schools and childcare centers, COVID-19 kicked away the scaffolding of care working families rely on to balance the demands of work and family. Mothers, in particular, have borne a heavy load.