The COVID-19 pandemic has induced sharp declines in economic activity, unprecedented in recorded economic history. Data from the Labour Force Survey show a 32% drop in aggregate weekly hours worked between February and April 2020 for workers aged 20–64, as well as a 15% drop in employment for the same group. In addition, almost half of all job losses occurred to workers whose earnings lay in the bottom quartile of wage distribution. Workers in public-face occupations such as food services and accommodation, workers who are younger, and workers paid hourly bore a disproportionate share of job losses. From a policy perspective, regulations about safe work — especially for those with the least bargaining power — policies that address childcare needs, and finding the right balance between income support and economic incentives to work are essential to an efficient, successful recovery.