The Recession’s Ongoing Impact on Children, 2012

The Recession’s Ongoing Impact on Children, 2012 – Indicators of Children’s Economic Well-Being, Julia B. Isaacs and Olivia Healy. The Urban Institute. December 2012

  • “An estimated 6.3 million children under the age of 18 are living in families with an unemployed parent during an average month of 2012, based on data through the first nine months of the year. While slightly below the 7 million figure for last year, this is still much higher than five years ago, before the recession. Further, 2.8 million of these children are living with a parent who has been looking for work for six months or longer. Children in California, Nevada, Rhode Island, and the District of Columbia are particularly likely to be living with parents who have been out of work for six months or longer. These children are at risk of financial hardship while their parents are unemployed for such a long time. Even after unemployment ends, parental job loss can have negative effects on children, through effects on parents’ long-term earnings and on children’s academic success.”
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