More than 100,000 Americans missed work last month because of child care problems, an all-time high that’s even greater than during the height of the pandemic, according to new data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. As The Washington Post reports, those absences—whether due to long-term problems securing child care or short-term illnesses such as
Lack of child care is keeping a record number of parents out of work
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