Rising Strains in Childcare and Early Education
March 7, 2024
Childcare depends on a large number of workers per child. Little scope for increasing labor productivity results in low profits, low pay, and high turnover.
March 7, 2024
Childcare depends on a large number of workers per child. Little scope for increasing labor productivity results in low profits, low pay, and high turnover.
July 29, 2020
About one third of the U.S. workforce has a child under 14 in their household. Disruptions in childcare and schooling can hamper the recovery and hurt economic growth.
January 23, 2018
Undocumented workers who obtain legal status earn higher wages partly because they are able to work in jobs that are a better match for their qualifications.
December 6, 2017
After decades of rising steadily, the percentage of women working outside of the home in the U.S. has fallen. Less educated women have seen the biggest drop.