Fed’s Daly says dependent care is essential to supporting work
4:48 pm Thursday, November 18th, 2021
(Reuters) – A high number of job postings and a low unemployment rate do not automatically mean that all people who want to work are able to land a job and some people need more support, San Francisco Federal Reserve President Mary Daly said on Thursday.
“Just saying that the labor market has a low unemployment rate is not saying that everyone who wants a job can get one because some of the barriers are not about job openings but about the network of things to support work,” Daly said during a virtual event focused on the role of care work. “Dependent care is an essential ingredient to supporting work.”
(Reporting by Jonnelle Marte, Editing by Rosalba O’Brien)
