Why so many mothers with young children are leaving the workforce

Photo credit: Ketut Subiyanto via Pexels. Article by Paul Solman, Diane Lincoln Estes and Daria Nastasia. PBS News – September 30, 2025.

A growing share of mothers with young children in America are leaving the workforce, erasing gains made after the COVID-19 pandemic when working remotely became more common. Economics correspondent Paul Solman reports on the impact. […]

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