working families (working mothers, working fathers, working parents)

Filed in Special Initiatives • By: Georgia Poyatzis, Gretchen Livingston •
A map of the United States titled Childcare Prices by Age of Children and Care Setting.
We updated our National Database of Childcare Prices with data from 2019-2022 and found that U.S. families spend between 8.9% and 16.0% of their median income on full-day care for
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Filed in Special Initiatives • By: Georgia Poyatzis, Gretchen Livingston •
A woman shows a book to a group of toddlers while another woman looks on. They appear to be in a school or daycare setting.
Parents who have the feeling that child care gets more expensive every year aren’t imagining it.
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A happy family: A man and a woman cradling a baby in a sling.
Here are some of the ways the Department of Labor supports working families.
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A woman holds an infant while using a laptop
Two new reports shed light on the status of working women in America and the challenges they face.
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Childcare Prices in Local Areas. Initial findings from the national database of childcare prices.
Childcare expenses are too high for many American families – accounting for 8-19.3% of median family income per child.
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A woman teleworks from a home office.
Family-friendly flexible work policies can have great benefits, but not all workers have equal access.
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Data chart on working mothers.
Since COVID-19 became widespread in early 2020, mothers have experienced greater disruptions to their employment. Expanded access to paid family and medical leave, fair scheduling, improved compensation and greater investment
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A mother caring for her sick child.
The increase in job flexibilities and leave options during the pandemic made clear that in many cases, family-friendly work policies improve quality of life for workers while also allowing them
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Filed in Wage and Hour Issues, Wages and Benefits, Working families • By: Karen Clark •
Nichole and her son sit at her desk
This working mom’s bosses told her she was embarrassing the men in her office when she needed to express breastmilk. Then our Wage and Hour Division investigators stepped in.
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A dad returning home from work greets his two children with a hug
During National Work and Family Month, we're highlighting Department of Labor resources all working families should know about.
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