Children wash their hands as Aliesha Richardson, an employee at Busy Bee Academy, watches on April 9, 2020, in Bastrop, Texas.
Mandatory Credit:	Ana Ramirez/American-Statesman/USA Today Network

Children wash their hands as Aliesha Richardson, an employee at Busy Bee Academy, watches on April 9, 2020, in Bastrop, Texas.
Mandatory Credit: Ana Ramirez/American-Statesman/USA Today Network

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States are helping unemployed parents pay for childcare while they look for work

As states seek to help unemployed residents return to the workforce amid widespread labor shortages, some are providing childcare subsidies to parents while they look for jobs.