Table 7. Employment status of women by presence and age of youngest child, March 1975–2010
(Numbers in thousands)
With children under age 18
Civilian labor force
Year
Total
With children ages 6 to 17, none younger
Unemployed
Percent of Employed
population
Civilian labor force
Total
Percent
of labor
force
Total
Unemployed
Percent Employed
of
population
Total
Percent
of labor
force
1975...…………..
14,616
1976...……………..
15,073
1977………………
15,669
1978………………..
16,385
1979...……………..
16,883
47.4
48.8
50.8
53.0
54.5
13,069
13,725
14,276
15,142
15,624
1,548
1,346
1,393
1,242
1,259
11.0
8.9
8.9
7.6
7.7
8,917
9,388
10,040
10,401
10,646
54.9
56.2
58.3
60.0
61.6
8,218
8,769
9,389
9,845
10,030
700
621
650
556
615
7.9
6.6
6.5
5.3
5.8
1980………………….
17,790
1981...…………………..
18,422
1982...…………..
18,744
1983...………………
18,924
1984…………………..
19,555
1985………………….
20,041
1986……………..
20,620
1987…………………..
21,422
1988…………………
21,545
1989…………………..
21,936
56.6
58.1
58.5
58.9
60.5
62.1
62.8
64.7
65.1
65.7
16,526
16,952
16,854
16,792
17,782
18,306
18,922
19,798
20,141
20,647
1,264
1,471
1,890
2,131
1,773
1,735
1,698
1,624
1,404
1,289
7.1
8.0
10.1
11.3
9.1
8.7
8.2
7.6
6.5
5.9
11,252
11,490
11,377
11,340
11,538
11,826
12,075
12,438
12,683
12,800
64.3
65.5
65.8
66.3
68.1
69.9
70.4
72.0
73.3
74.2
10,640
10,725
10,440
10,303
10,739
10,984
11,320
11,661
12,042
12,168
612
765
936
1,037
799
842
756
778
641
632
5.4
6.7
8.2
9.1
6.9
7.1
6.3
6.3
5.1
4.9
1990...………………
22,196
1991...………………
22,327
1992...………………
22,756
1993……………….
23,063
1994……………..
24,191
1995………………..
24,695
1996……………………..
24,720
1997……………………
25,604
1998...…………………
25,647
1999………………….
25,472
66.7
66.6
67.2
66.9
68.4
69.7
70.2
72.1
72.3
72.1
20,865
20,774
21,052
21,521
22,467
23,195
23,386
24,082
24,209
24,307
1,331
1,552
1,704
1,541
1,724
1,500
1,334
1,522
1,438
1,165
6.0
7.0
7.5
6.7
7.1
6.1
5.4
5.9
5.6
4.6
12,799
12,691
13,183
13,441
13,863
14,300
14,427
14,993
15,028
15,150
74.7
74.4
75.9
75.4
76.0
76.4
77.2
78.1
78.4
78.5
12,133
12,017
12,391
12,757
13,074
13,608
13,794
14,282
14,370
14,633
666
674
793
684
789
691
633
711
658
516
5.2
5.3
6.0
5.1
5.7
4.8
4.4
4.7
4.4
3.4
2000...……………….
25,795
72.9
2001...…………….
26,269
72.7
2002………………..
26,140
72.2
2003...……………….
26,202
71.7
2004……………….
25,913
70.7
2005…………………………
25,941
70.5
2006...……….
26,009
70.6
2007...……….
26,834
71.3
2008...……….
25,930
71.2
2009...……….
26,122
71.6
24,693
25,030
24,612
24,598
24,413
24,564
24,728
25,646
24,637
24,079
1,102
1,239
1,529
1,603
1,501
1,377
1,281
1,188
1,294
2,043
4.3
4.7
5.8
6.1
5.8
5.3
4.9
4.4
5.0
7.8
15,479
15,839
15,948
15,993
15,782
15,594
15,579
15,940
15,479
15,625
79.0
79.4
78.6
78.7
77.5
76.9
76.9
77.7
77.5
78.2
14,931
15,220
15,171
15,166
15,006
14,930
14,949
15,341
14,842
14,562
549
619
777
828
776
663
630
599
636
1,063
3.5
3.9
4.9
5.2
4.9
4.3
4.0
3.8
4.1
6.8
2010...……….
25,783
23,510
2,273
8.8
15,247
77.2
14,058
1,189
7.8
71.3
See note at end of table.
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Table 7. Employment status of women by presence and age of youngest child,
March 1975–2010—Continued
(Numbers in thousands)
With children under age 6
Civilian labor force
Year
Total
Percent of
population
With children under age 3
Unemployed
Employed
Civilian labor force
Total
Percent
of labor
force
Total
Unemployed
Percent Employed
of
population
Total
Percent
of labor
force
1975...…………..
5,699
1976...……………..
5,684
1977………………
5,629
1978………………..
5,983
1979...……………..
6,238
39.0
40.1
41.2
44.0
45.7
4,851
4,957
4,887
5,297
5,594
848
727
742
687
644
14.9
12.8
13.2
11.5
10.3
2,824
2,702
2,795
3,179
3,380
34.3
34.1
35.4
39.4
41.1
2,326
2,285
2,371
2,768
2,979
500
418
424
411
401
17.7
15.5
15.2
12.9
11.9
1980………………….
6,538
1981...…………………..
6,933
1982...…………..
7,367
1983...………………
7,583
1984…………………..
8,017
1985………………….
8,215
1986……………..
8,545
1987…………………..
8,983
1988…………………
8,862
1989…………………..
9,136
46.8
48.9
49.9
50.5
52.1
53.5
54.4
56.7
56.1
56.7
5,886
6,227
6,414
6,489
7,043
7,322
7,602
8,137
8,099
8,478
652
706
953
1,094
974
893
943
846
763
657
10.0
10.2
12.9
14.4
12.1
10.9
11.0
9.4
8.6
7.2
3,565
3,826
4,133
4,233
4,401
4,601
4,786
5,064
4,947
5,053
41.9
44.3
45.6
46.0
47.6
49.5
50.8
52.9
52.4
52.4
3,167
3,380
3,542
3,551
3,839
4,089
4,227
4,570
4,477
4,671
398
446
591
682
562
513
559
494
470
381
11.2
11.7
14.3
16.1
12.8
11.1
11.7
9.8
9.5
7.5
1990...………………
9,397
1991...………………
9,636
1992...………………
9,573
1993……………….
9,621
1994……………..
10,328
1995………………..
10,395
1996……………………..
10,293
1997……………………
10,610
1998...…………………
10,619
1999………………….
10,322
58.2
58.4
58.0
57.9
60.3
62.3
62.3
65.0
65.2
64.4
8,732
8,758
8,662
8,764
9,394
9,587
9,592
9,800
9,839
9,674
664
878
911
857
935
809
701
810
780
648
7.1
9.1
9.5
8.9
9.0
7.8
6.8
7.6
7.3
6.3
5,216
5,417
5,329
5,349
5,724
5,650
5,619
5,839
5,882
5,645
53.6
54.5
54.5
53.9
57.1
58.7
59.0
61.8
62.2
60.7
4,823
4,868
4,776
4,857
5,165
5,172
5,222
5,366
5,454
5,285
393
550
553
492
559
478
397
473
428
359
7.5
10.1
10.4
9.2
9.8
8.5
7.1
8.1
7.3
6.4
2000...……………….
10,316
65.3
2001...…………….
10,430
64.4
2002………………..
10,193
64.1
2003...……………….
10,209
62.9
2004……………….
10,131
62.2
2005…………………………
10,347
62.6
2006...……….
10,430
63.0
2007...……….
10,894
63.5
2008...……….
10,452
63.6
2009...……….
10,497
63.6
9,763
9,810
9,441
9,433
9,407
9,634
9,779
10,305
9,794
9,517
553
620
752
776
724
714
651
589
657
980
5.4
5.9
7.4
7.6
7.1
6.9
6.2
5.4
6.3
9.3
5,670
5,743
5,600
5,568
5,401
5,704
5,842
6,006
5,754
5,960
61.0
60.7
60.5
58.7
57.3
58.9
59.9
60.1
59.6
61.1
5,350
5,350
5,160
5,112
4,983
5,299
5,458
5,679
5,380
5,401
320
393
440
456
417
405
384
327
374
559
5.6
6.8
7.9
8.2
7.7
7.1
6.6
5.5
6.5
9.4
9,452
1,085
10.3
5,878
61.1
5,240
638
10.9
2010...……….
10,536
64.2
See note at end of table.
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Table 7. Employment status of women by presence and
age of youngest child, March 1975–2010—Continued
(Numbers in thousands)
With no children under age 18
Civilian labor force
Year
Total
Unemployed
Percent of Employed
population
Total
Percent
of labor
force
1975...…………..
22,365
1976...……………..
23,327
1977………………
24,385
1978………………..
25,362
1979...……………..
26,962
45.1
45.7
46.4
47.0
48.6
20,381
21,389
22,348
23,631
25,285
1,984
1,938
2,037
1,731
1,677
8.9
8.3
8.4
6.8
6.2
1980………………….
27,144
1981...…………………..
27,992
1982...…………..
28,351
1983...………………
28,856
1984…………………..
29,684
1985………………….
30,850
1986……………..
31,112
1987…………………..
31,538
1988…………………
32,490
1989…………………..
33,255
48.1
48.7
48.6
48.7
49.3
50.4
50.5
50.5
51.2
51.9
25,375
25,934
26,041
26,373
27,652
28,814
29,107
29,688
30,911
31,761
1,769
2,059
2,311
2,483
2,032
2,036
2,005
1,850
1,580
1,495
6.5
7.4
8.2
8.6
6.8
6.6
6.4
5.9
4.9
4.5
1990...………………
33,942
1991...………………
34,047
1992...………………
34,487
1993……………….
34,495
1994……………..
35,455
1995………………..
35,843
1996……………………..
36,509
1997……………………
37,295
1998...…………………
38,253
1999………………….
39,314
52.3
52.0
52.3
52.1
53.1
52.9
53.0
53.6
54.1
54.3
32,391
32,167
32,481
32,476
33,345
34,054
34,698
35,572
36,680
37,587
1,551
1,880
2,006
2,020
2,110
1,789
1,811
1,723
1,573
1,727
4.6
5.5
5.8
5.9
6.0
5.0
5.0
4.6
4.1
4.4
2000...……………….
40,142
54.8
2001...…………….
40,996
54.4
2002………………..
41,278
54.0
2003...……………….
42,039
54.1
2004……………….
42,289
53.8
2005…………………………
42,677
53.5
2006...……….
43,392
53.6
2007...……….
44,039
53.9
2008...……….
45,585
54.3
2009...……….
45,649
53.8
38,408
39,363
39,038
39,667
40,000
40,570
41,440
42,279
43,417
42,343
1,733
1,633
2,241
2,372
2,289
2,107
1,952
1,760
2,168
3,306
4.3
4.0
5.4
5.6
5.4
4.9
4.5
4.0
4.8
7.2
2010...……….
46,098
42,256
3,842
8.3
53.5
NOTE: Children are "own" children and include sons, daughters,
stepchildren, and adopted children. Not included are nieces,
nephews, grandchildren, and other related and unrelated children.
Data for 1994 and subsequent years are not directly comparable
with data for 1993 and earlier years because of the introduction of
a major redesign of the Current Population Survey.
SOURCE: 1975-2010 Annual Social and Economic
Supplement, Current Population Survey, U.S. Bureau of Labor
Statistics
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