Table 6. Employment status of mothers with own children under 3 years old by single year of age of youngest child and marital status, 2007-08 annual averages
Table 6. Employment status of mothers with own children under 3 years old by single year of age of youngest child and marital
status, 2007-08 annual averages
(Numbers in thousands)
Civilian labor force
Civilian
noninsti- Employed Unemployed
Characteristic tutional Percent
popula- of
tion Total popula- Percent Full- Part- Percent
tion Total of time time Number of
popula- workers workers labor
tion (1) (2) force
2007
TOTAL MOTHERS
With own children under 3 years old... 9,659 5,721 59.2 5,354 55.4 3,783 1,571 367 6.4
2 years .......................... 2,812 1,808 64.3 1,694 60.2 1,225 469 114 6.3
1 year ........................... 3,501 2,068 59.1 1,938 55.4 1,350 589 130 6.3
Under 1 year...................... 3,346 1,845 55.1 1,721 51.4 1,208 513 123 6.7
Married, spouse present
With own children under 3 years old... 7,018 4,027 57.4 3,888 55.4 2,730 1,157 140 3.5
2 years .......................... 2,076 1,281 61.7 1,230 59.2 881 349 51 4.0
1 year ........................... 2,536 1,433 56.5 1,388 54.7 954 434 46 3.2
Under 1 year...................... 2,406 1,313 54.6 1,270 52.8 896 374 43 3.3
Other marital status (3)
With own children under 3 years old... 2,641 1,694 64.1 1,466 55.5 1,052 414 227 13.4
2 years .......................... 736 528 71.6 464 63.1 344 120 63 12.0
1 year ........................... 965 635 65.8 551 57.1 396 155 84 13.2
Under 1 year...................... 940 531 56.5 451 48.0 312 139 80 15.1
2008
TOTAL MOTHERS
With own children under 3 years old... 9,595 5,792 60.4 5,354 55.8 3,782 1,573 438 7.6
2 years .......................... 2,934 1,852 63.1 1,734 59.1 1,264 470 118 6.4
1 year ........................... 3,342 2,069 61.9 1,905 57.0 1,337 568 164 7.9
Under 1 year...................... 3,319 1,871 56.4 1,715 51.7 1,180 535 156 8.4
Married, spouse present
With own children under 3 years old... 6,868 4,035 58.7 3,848 56.0 2,717 1,132 186 4.6
2 years .......................... 2,088 1,255 60.1 1,206 57.8 871 335 49 3.9
1 year ........................... 2,414 1,450 60.1 1,380 57.2 970 410 70 4.8
Under 1 year...................... 2,366 1,330 56.2 1,263 53.4 875 388 67 5.0
Other marital status (3)
With own children under 3 years old... 2,727 1,758 64.4 1,506 55.2 1,065 441 252 14.3
2 years .......................... 847 597 70.5 528 62.4 393 135 69 11.5
1 year ........................... 928 619 66.7 525 56.6 367 159 94 15.1
Under 1 year...................... 953 542 56.8 452 47.5 305 147 89 16.5
1 Usually work 35 hours or more a week at all jobs.
2 Usually work less than 35 hours a week at all jobs.
3 Includes never married; married, spouse absent; divorced; separated; and widowed persons.
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.
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Last Modified Date: May 27, 2009
