Labor force participation rate of women 
by age of youngest child, 1975-2006

				

		              Percent		

		        Age of youngest child
		
	age 6 to 17     under 18     under 6     under 3
				
1975	   54.9		 47.4	      39.0	  34.3
1976	   56.2		 48.8	      40.1	  34.1
1977	   58.3		 50.8  	      41.2	  35.4
1978	   60.0		 53.0	      44.0	  39.4
1979	   61.6		 54.5	      45.7	  41.1
1980	   64.3	 	 56.6	      46.8	  41.9
1981	   65.5		 58.1	      48.9	  44.3
1982	   65.8		 58.5	      49.9	  45.6
1983	   66.3		 58.9	      50.5	  46.0
1984	   68.1		 60.5	      52.1	  47.6
1985	   69.9		 62.1	      53.5	  49.5
1986	   70.4		 62.8	      54.4	  50.8
1987	   72.0		 64.7	      56.7	  52.9
1988	   73.3		 65.1	      56.1	  52.4
1989	   74.2		 65.7	      56.7	  52.4
1990	   74.7		 66.7	      58.2	  53.6
1991	   74.4		 66.6	      58.4	  54.5
1992	   75.9		 67.2	      58.0	  54.5
1993	   75.4		 66.9	      57.9	  53.9
1994	   76.0		 68.4	      60.3	  57.1
1995	   76.4		 69.7	      62.3	  58.7
1996	   77.2		 70.2	      62.3	  59.0
1997	   78.1		 72.1	      65.0	  61.8
1998	   78.4		 72.3	      65.2	  62.2
1999	   78.5		 72.1	      64.4	  60.7
2000	   79.0		 72.9	      65.3	  61.0
2001	   79.4		 72.7	      64.4	  60.7
2002	   78.6		 72.2	      64.1	  60.5
2003	   78.7		 71.7	      62.9	  58.7
2004	   77.5		 70.7	      62.2	  57.3
2005	   76.9		 70.5	      62.6	  58.9
2006	   76.9		 70.6	      63.0	  59.9