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While child-care startups have seen an influx of money and interest from investors in the last year, the industry's challenges run deep.

Hunger and food insecurity across the United States have dropped measurably over the last six months, but the need remains far above pre-pandemic levels.

Employees are quitting their jobs much faster than employers can replace them. A new Labor Department report explains why.

Print Alejandra Siciliano was terrified of catching COVID-19 while working as a hotel housekeeper. Laid off in March, now she prays for any job to pay the bills. Jamie Eagen has been home-schooling her 8-year-old throughout the pandemic. The single mother and former office manager needs to work, but then who would care for her daughter? Janae Franklin, a corporate manager who turned to food stamps after being laid off, has gained a new perspective on work. The pandemic made her “do some soul-searching,” Franklin said, and even though loved ones urge her to seize any available job, she�...

COVID-19 chased millions of women out of the workforce. Will they return? Margot Roosevelt © Provided by The LA Times Alejandra Siciliano, left, stands with her daughter and granddaughter in front of the Four Points by Sheraton hotel at Los Angeles International Airport where she worked as a housekeeper for 14 years. She was laid off in February 2021 when the hotel shuttered. (Dania Maxwell / Los Angeles Times) Alejandra Siciliano was terrified of catching COVID-19 while working as a hotel housekeeper. Laid off in March, now she prays for any job to pay the bills. Popular S...