Unpaid eldercare providers

By Metro Creative

Data from the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics indicates there were roughly 37 million providers of unpaid eldercare across the United States in 2021-22. The majority (59%) of eldercare providers are women, and individuals between the ages of 45 and 64 are the most likely to provide care.

Unpaid caregiving also is significant in Canada, where the Canadian Centre for Caregiving Excellence reports Canadians devote 5.7 billion unpaid hours each year to caregiving.

In the U.S., data from the BLS indicates that nearly half of all eldercare providers provide care every day (24.3%) or several times per week (24%).

Full-time workers who provide eldercare in addition to their responsibilities at work provided an average of 2.65 hours per day of care in 2021-22.