Edition No. 89 · Sat 19 Sept 2026 · Story 46 of 49

Americans' chores and unpaid household labor could have $6 trillion collective value, report finds

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A GAO study valued unpaid US household work at between $5.6 trillion and $6 trillion in 2024, about 20 percent of GDP.

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