Table 4. Families with own children: Employment status of parents by age of youngest child and family type, 2009-10 annual averages

Table 4.  Families with own children: Employment status of parents by age of youngest child and family type, 2009-10 annual
averages

(Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
                                                                       Number                    Percent distribution      
                    Characteristic                                                                                         
                                                                                                                           
                                                               2009             2010            2009             2010      
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
           WITH OWN CHILDREN UNDER 18 YEARS                                                                                
                                                                                                                           
     Total.............................................       34,762           34,513          100.0            100.0      
  Parent(s) employed...................................       30,521           30,153           87.8             87.4      
  No parent employed...................................        4,241            4,359           12.2             12.6      
                                                                                                                           
  Married-couple families..............................       24,223           23,804          100.0            100.0      
     Parent(s) employed................................       23,179           22,776           95.7             95.7      
      Mother employed..................................       16,055           15,577           66.3             65.4      
       Both parents employed...........................       14,269           13,822           58.9             58.1      
       Mother employed, not father.....................        1,786            1,755            7.4              7.4      
      Father employed, not mother......................        7,124            7,199           29.4             30.2      
     Neither parent employed...........................        1,044            1,028            4.3              4.3      
                                                                                                                           
  Families maintained by women (1) ....................        8,308            8,401          100.0            100.0      
     Mother employed...................................        5,632            5,627           67.8             67.0      
     Mother not employed...............................        2,677            2,774           32.2             33.0      
                                                                                                                           
  Families maintained by men (1) ......................        2,231            2,308          100.0            100.0      
     Father employed...................................        1,710            1,750           76.6             75.8      
     Father not employed...............................          521              557           23.4             24.2      
                                                                                                                           
     WITH OWN CHILDREN 6 TO 17 YEARS, NONE YOUNGER                                                                         
                                                                                                                           
     Total.............................................       19,699           19,480          100.0            100.0      
  Parent(s) employed...................................       17,465           17,224           88.7             88.4      
  No parent employed...................................        2,234            2,257           11.3             11.6      
                                                                                                                           
  Married-couple families..............................       13,449           13,203          100.0            100.0      
     Parent(s) employed................................       12,867           12,650           95.7             95.8      
      Mother employed..................................        9,691            9,333           72.1             70.7      
       Both parents employed...........................        8,582            8,256           63.8             62.5      
       Mother employed, not father.....................        1,109            1,076            8.2              8.2      
      Father employed, not mother......................        3,176            3,318           23.6             25.1      
     Neither parent employed...........................          582              553            4.3              4.2      
                                                                                                                           
  Families maintained by women (1) ....................        4,928            4,987          100.0            100.0      
     Mother employed...................................        3,578            3,594           72.6             72.1      
     Mother not employed...............................        1,350            1,393           27.4             27.9      
                                                                                                                           
  Families maintained by men (1) ......................        1,321            1,290          100.0            100.0      
     Father employed...................................        1,019              979           77.1             75.9      
     Father not employed...............................          302              311           22.9             24.1      
                                                                                                                           
            WITH OWN CHILDREN UNDER 6 YEARS                                                                                
                                                                                                                           
     Total.............................................       15,063           15,032          100.0            100.0      
  Parent(s) employed...................................       13,056           12,930           86.7             86.0      
  No parent employed...................................        2,007            2,103           13.3             14.0      
                                                                                                                           
  Married-couple families..............................       10,774           10,601          100.0            100.0      
     Parent(s) employed................................       10,312           10,125           95.7             95.5      
      Mother employed..................................        6,364            6,244           59.1             58.9      
       Both parents employed...........................        5,688            5,566           52.8             52.5      
       Mother employed, not father.....................          676              678            6.3              6.4      
      Father employed, not mother......................        3,948            3,881           36.6             36.6      
     Neither parent employed...........................          462              475            4.3              4.5      
                                                                                                                           
  Families maintained by women (1) ....................        3,380            3,414          100.0            100.0      
     Mother employed...................................        2,053            2,033           60.8             59.6      
     Mother not employed...............................        1,327            1,381           39.2             40.4      
                                                                                                                           
  Families maintained by men (1) ......................          910            1,018          100.0            100.0      
     Father employed...................................          691              771           75.9             75.8      
     Father not employed...............................          219              247           24.1             24.2      

   1 No spouse present.
   NOTE: Own children include sons, daughters, step-children, and adopted children. Not included are nieces, nephews,
grandchildren, and other related and unrelated children. Detail may not sum to totals due to rounding. Updated population
controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.



Table of Contents

Last Modified Date: March 24, 2011