US economy faces new hurdle for recovery: Child care crisis
Fox Business - 07/17/2020
Thirteen percent of working parents had to quit a job or reduce hours due to a lack of child care, according to Northeastern University researcher and economics professor Alicia Sasser Modestino. The study found parents lost an average of one full day of work per week to address their child’s needs. It was based on a survey of 2,557 working parents and was conducted between May 7 and June 22.
Thirteen percent of working parents had to quit a job or reduce hours due to a lack of child care, according to Northeastern University researcher and economics professor Alicia Sasser Modestino. The study found parents lost an average of one full day of work per week to address their child’s needs. It was based on a survey of 2,557 working parents and was conducted between May 7 and June 22.
