Source page: McKinsey & Company
Commentary
If schools stay closed, how will people go back to work?
COVID-19 | Remote work | Education | Reopening
May 12, 2020 – Workers with children under 15 years old who have no alternative caregiver—about 16 percent of the US workforce, and 20 to 30 percent of the European workforce (where there are more dual-income households —will likely need childcare before being able to return fully to work.
To read the article, see “Safely back to school after coronavirus closures,” April 2020.
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Visual form
US choropleth map with state-level labels.
Layout / body structure
The map shades each state by the share of the workforce dependent on childcare to return to work. Numeric labels are placed inside or near states, with Alaska and Hawaii shown as insets.
What is being compared
It compares how much each US state workforce depends on childcare availability as schools remain closed and people attempt to return to work.
Measurement system
The map reports total US workers dependent on childcare to return to work by state in millions. Color intensity reflects the state workforce share dependent on childcare.
Visible structure inside the graphic
Darker blues appear across parts of the South and several larger labor markets, while lighter states indicate a smaller childcare-dependent share. Labels show state worker counts such as 3.0 in California and 2.4 in Texas.
Main takeaway from the visual
School closures are a direct labor-market constraint. The need for childcare is spread nationally, with tens of millions of workers affected rather than only a few isolated states.
Key standout values or extremes
The headline states that nearly 27 million Americans are dependent on childcare to work. California is labeled 3.0 million, Texas 2.4 million, and several populous Eastern states also show sizable counts.
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