Nannying jobs have dried up because of the coronavirus, and domestic workers as a whole are experiencing “extreme job loss.'
Crystal Crawford, an Atlanta, Ga., school social worker who supplemented her income by nannying on evenings and weekends, watched client after client cancel last month as the city ramped up social distancing. Parents’ newly remote work arrangements and event cancellations meant they didn’t need her to watch their kids.
Absent that income stream, Crawford said, she is essentially living paycheck to paycheck. She can no longer participate in the continuing-education webinars she typically budgets in — and if her gym were open, she wouldn’t be able to afford the fee. For now, she is taking advantage of free online classes and workouts.
A recent report from the National Domestic Workers Alliance, a nonprofit advocacy group, warned that domestic workers were experiencing “extreme job loss” and greater unemployment relative to the overall workforce, with many uncertain as to when they could resume their jobs. Some 72% of the thousands of survey respondents said they had no jobs for the week of April 6, and majorities reported food insecurity and trouble making rent for April.
In addition to her social work and nanny jobs, Crawford runs a nanny-referral agency for high-profile clients , takes speaking engagements , and enjoys mentoring and coaching up-and-coming nannies.
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