- More Care, More Workers? Gauging the Impact of Child Care Access on Labor Force Participation
July 2025 | Journal article in Social Sciences 14: 458
Author(s): John Reaves, Hope O. Akaeze, Holli A. Schlukebir, Steven R. Miller, Henry O. Akaeze, and Jamie Heng-Chieh Wu
Synopsis: Using Michigan's public data, our study shows that when child care is farther away, people are less likely to work. This is especially true for women, but even in two-parent households, both parents are less likely to work full time if child care is hard to get to.