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Statistics Canada data shows impact of COVID on essential workers

The hardest hit sector was health care and social services where 13.3% of all workers were absent in January. That represented a 34.3% increase in absences.

Ottawa (10 Feb. 2022) — Statistics Canada data released last week provides a clear sense of why the latest COVID-19 variant has been so stressful for essential workers. According to the data, the percentage of workers absent from work due to illness or disability in January was 37% higher than the average.

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