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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey

Women in the Labor Force: A Databook (2009 Edition)

Table 23. Married-couple families by number and relationship of earners, 1967-2007
YearMarried-couple families
TotalNo earnersOne earnerTwo earners or more
TotalHusband onlyWife onlyOther family memberTotalHusband and wifeHusband and other family memberWife and other family memberHusband and wife are not earners
Numbers in thousands

1967

43,2922,94316,49015,42971634523,85918,8884,639--

1968

43,8422,88816,37515,31073033524,57919,7434,522--

1969

44,4363,02216,26815,13379733925,14520,3274,517--

--

1970

44,8323,25216,11714,93186732025,46420,5104,622--

1971

45,9393,47116,84715,5021,00434025,62120,6414,651--

1972

46,5943,63216,78715,3871,00339826,17521,2794,553--

1973

47,1854,02716,08014,5471,11042327,07822,1524,535--

1974

47,4384,32515,79514,1221,21645727,31922,4514,442--

1975

47,8784,94316,21714,3431,39448126,71722,3383,861--

1976

48,1504,96215,63013,6901,42451627,55923,1043,829--

1977

48,1315,17715,11913,1531,45651227,83523,4743,812--

1978

48,5325,22614,45612,4341,50951328,85024,6553,609--

1979

49,1325,55913,91211,9341,49948029,66025,5953,476--

--

1980

49,3165,90313,90011,6211,70757329,51325,5573,380--

1981

49,6696,21313,83211,5241,68062829,62425,7293,212--

1982

49,9476,42714,23511,5752,04861329,28525,3873,149--

1983

50,1346,54913,69211,1001,94464729,89326,1192,996--

1984

50,3956,63012,95210,4721,85262830,81427,0352,891--

1985

50,9786,69312,96110,4061,89765831,32427,7872,764--

1986

51,5746,73112,5659,9841,91766432,27828,8112,730--

1987

51,8476,74112,4359,7871,94670232,67129,3692,576--

1988

52,1496,75411,8769,4631,77763633,51930,5362,303532148

1989

52,3856,81211,7489,2121,84069533,82530,8792,373435138

1990

52,2416,77011,6309,1071,82669833,84130,8292,369479164

1991

52,5497,09111,5238,8731,99365733,93531,0492,161527197

1992

53,2547,25611,9779,1142,14571834,02131,2681,940624199

1993

53,2487,28211,8428,7452,41168734,12331,3022,051614156

1994

53,9297,22711,7748,7192,37468134,92832,1252,048603151

1995

53,6217,27811,7398,8212,25366434,60432,0611,878539127

1996

53,6547,14811,5568,6712,21467134,95032,4061,899522123

1997

54,3627,28911,7288,7922,30263435,34532,7641,853569158

1998

54,8297,25712,2799,1982,41966235,29332,8101,726616141

1999

55,3527,16312,3289,0932,59564035,86133,3601,815519167

2000

56,6437,46312,7179,5152,60160036,46333,8921,865566139

2001

56,7987,66612,9079,6212,69858836,22433,6961,898501129

2002

57,3627,80313,48710,1092,81856036,07133,5471,845558121

2003

57,7678,04314,05110,4693,02655735,67333,2201,789548117

2004

58,0457,99614,35210,8212,99154035,69633,1311,832610123

2005

58,2258,01714,29210,6033,09659335,91533,3801,818597121

2006

59,0508,09114,54510,6933,26159136,41433,8801,752639142

2007

58,4907,91414,26410,3923,26560836,31233,7181,847597149
Percent distribution

1967

100.06.838.135.61.70.855.143.610.7--

1968

100.06.637.434.91.70.856.145.010.3--

1969

100.06.836.634.11.80.856.645.710.2--

--

1970

100.07.335.933.31.90.756.845.710.3--

1971

100.07.636.733.72.20.755.844.910.1--

1972

100.07.836.033.02.20.956.245.79.8--

1973

100.08.534.130.82.40.957.446.99.6--

1974

100.09.133.329.82.61.057.647.39.4--

1975

100.010.333.930.02.91.055.846.78.1--

1976

100.010.332.528.43.01.157.248.08.0--

1977

100.010.831.427.33.01.157.848.87.9--

1978

100.010.829.825.63.11.159.450.87.4--

1979

100.011.328.324.33.11.060.452.17.1--

--

1980

100.012.028.223.63.51.259.851.86.9--

1981

100.012.527.823.23.41.359.651.86.5--

1982

100.012.928.523.24.11.258.650.86.3--

1983

100.013.127.322.13.91.359.652.16.0--

1984

100.013.225.720.83.71.261.153.65.7--

1985

100.013.125.420.43.71.361.454.55.4--

1986

100.013.124.419.43.71.362.655.95.3--

1987

100.013.024.018.93.81.463.056.65.0--

1988

100.013.022.818.13.41.264.358.64.41.00.3

1989

100.013.022.417.63.51.364.658.94.50.80.3

1990

100.013.022.317.43.51.364.859.04.50.90.3

1991

100.013.521.916.93.81.364.659.14.11.00.4

1992

100.013.622.517.14.01.363.958.73.61.20.4

1993

100.013.722.216.44.51.364.158.83.91.20.3

1994

100.013.421.816.24.41.364.859.63.81.10.3

1995

100.013.621.916.54.21.264.559.83.51.00.2

1996

100.013.321.516.24.11.365.160.43.51.00.2

1997

100.013.421.616.24.21.265.060.33.41.00.3

1998

100.013.222.416.84.41.264.459.83.11.10.3

1999

100.012.922.316.44.71.264.860.33.30.90.3

2000

100.013.222.516.84.61.164.459.83.31.00.2

2001

100.013.522.716.94.81.063.859.33.30.90.2

2002

100.013.623.517.64.91.062.958.53.21.00.2

2003

100.013.924.318.15.21.061.857.53.10.90.2

2004

100.013.824.718.65.20.961.557.13.21.00.2

2005

100.013.824.518.25.31.061.757.33.11.00.2

2006

100.013.724.618.15.51.061.757.43.01.10.2

2007

100.013.524.417.85.61.062.157.63.21.00.3

NOTE: These data, collected in the Annual Social and Economic Supplement, reflect the earnings and work experience of the entire year. Dash indicates data not available.

 

SOURCE: Annual Social and Economic Supplements, 1968-2008, Current Population Survey, U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.