AARP Report: Valuing the Invaluable 2026 Update - Family Caregivers’ Contribution Reaches $1 Trillion
The AARP Public Policy Institute has released an updated "Valuing the Invaluable 2026" report which finds that 59 million family caregivers of adults contribute 49.5 billion hours of care annually, work that would be valued at $1.01 trillion per year if paid in the marketplace.
The work performed by family caregivers caring for adults in the U.S. is equivalent to that of 23.8 million full-time workers, which is roughly 17% of the nation's entire full-time workforce.
The first report in the 20-year Valuing the Invaluable series — issued every two to four years — estimated the economic value of caregiving at $350 billion in unpaid care in 2006.
AARP's infographic sheet covers major findings and recommendations from the report.
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