In 2022, the average expenditure on babysitting and child care services in the United States was almost 136 U.S. dollars per consumer unit. Between 2007 and 2022, the average expenditure increased by almost 55 U.S. dollars.
Average annual expenditure on babysitting and child care per consumer unit in the United States from 2007 to 2022
(in U.S. dollars)
* A consumer unit consists of any of the following: (1) All members of a particular household who are related by blood, marriage, adoption, or other legal arrangements; (2) a person living alone or sharing a household with others or living as a roomer in a private home or lodging house or in permanent living quarters in a hotel or motel, but who is financially independent; or (3) two or more persons living together who use their incomes to make joint expenditure decisions. Financial independence is determined by spending behavior with regard to the three major expense categories: Housing, food, and other living expenses. To be considered financially independent, the respondent must provide at least two of the three major expenditure categories, either entirely or in part. Data are diary-based. Figures prior to 2018 have been taken from previous publications.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (August 16, 2023). Average annual expenditure on babysitting and child care per consumer unit in the United States from 2007 to 2022 (in U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/468114/us-consumer-spending-on-babysitting-and-child-care/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Average annual expenditure on babysitting and child care per consumer unit in the United States from 2007 to 2022 (in U.S. dollars)." Chart. August 16, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/468114/us-consumer-spending-on-babysitting-and-child-care/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2023). Average annual expenditure on babysitting and child care per consumer unit in the United States from 2007 to 2022 (in U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/468114/us-consumer-spending-on-babysitting-and-child-care/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Average Annual Expenditure on Babysitting and Child Care per Consumer Unit in The United States from 2007 to 2022 (in U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Aug 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/468114/us-consumer-spending-on-babysitting-and-child-care/
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Average annual expenditure on babysitting and child care per consumer unit in the United States from 2007 to 2022 (in U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/468114/us-consumer-spending-on-babysitting-and-child-care/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Average annual expenditure on babysitting and child care per consumer unit in the United States from 2007 to 2022 (in U.S. dollars) [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, August 16, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/468114/us-consumer-spending-on-babysitting-and-child-care/
