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Flexibility and Rising Costs Are Keeping Mothers at Work

Labor force participation for women with small children continues to float above prepandemic levels, thanks to flexible work setups — and rising costs.

© Rebecca Kiger for The New York Times

Kelsey Whitlatch, 28, of Moundsville, W.Va., said she considered not working to focus on her children, ages 5 and 2. But with the rising costs of groceries and utilities, her family needs the second income.
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