3 top #CdnEcon labour economists ( @tammyschirle @kevinmilligan @mikalskuterud) dig into 🇨🇦's
Labour Force Survey https://www.cdhowe.org/intelligence-memos/schirle-milligan-skuterud-%E2%80%93-digging-one-level-deeper-march%E2%80%99s-workforce-numbers for @CDHoweInstitute

They find these groups were hit hardest by mid-March:
• public-facing workers
• low-wage earners
• women
...Quick Q for any author @tammyschirle @kevinmilligan @mikalskuterud:

StatCan's Daily reports a drop in total hours worked of 15%
https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/200409/dq200409a-eng.htm

However, your CDHI note reports 18%.

Are these slightly different definitions, which is the right number for me to use?
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