Childcare is unaffordable almost everywhere across the country — and where it's even pricier, fewer women are employed

• A new analysis from the Department of Labor illustrates just how stark the childcare crisis is.
• Childcare is unaffordable almost everywhere in the US, and it's particularly expensive for low-income parents.
• Federal legislation to help subsidize childcare and pay workers more has failed to pass.

If childcare bills give you pause, you're not alone: A new government analysis shows that childcare is unaffordable almost everywhere across the country, and single parents and parents below the poverty line are particularly impacted.

Families are putting, at minimum, 8% of their incomes toward childcare costs, according to a Department of Labor report from the US Women's Bureau.