[infogram id=”_/JjYAohk4CZY9rU00LdcL” prefix=”IaZ” format=”interactive” title=”2019-20_change in number of single and couple parents”] 

The above graph shows that sole parents, who were more likely to be employed in casual and part time jobs in service industries, were disproportionately impacted by job losses at this time and it took longer for their employment prospects to improve as lockdowns eased.