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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey

Women in the Labor Force: A Databook (2010 Edition)

(Numbers in thousands)
Table 6. Employment status of women by presence and age of youngest child, marital status, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, March 2009
Presence and age of childrenCivilian
noninstitutional
population
Civilian labor forceNot in
labor
force
TotalPercent of
population
EmployedUnemployed
TotalPercent of
population
TotalPercent of
labor force
Total, all marital statuses

Total women, 16 years and over

121,32871,77159.266,42254.75,3487.549,557

With children under 18 years old

36,50726,12271.624,07966.02,0437.810,385

With children 6 to 17 years old, none younger

19,99015,62578.214,56272.81,0636.84,366

With children under 6 years old

16,51710,49763.69,51757.69809.36,020

With children under 3 years old

9,7575,96061.15,40155.45599.43,798

With no children under 18 years old

84,82045,64953.842,34349.93,3067.239,171
Total, married, spouse present

Total women, 16 years and over

60,81837,53661.735,54058.41,9965.323,282

With children under 18 years old

25,78117,99569.817,01866.09775.47,785

With children 6 to 17 years old, none younger

14,03510,76476.710,21372.85515.13,271

With children under 6 years old

11,7467,23161.66,80557.94265.94,514

With children under 3 years old

7,0784,23659.83,99456.42425.72,842

With no children under 18 years old

35,03719,54155.818,52152.91,0195.215,497
Total, other marital statuses(1)

Total women, 16 years and over

60,50934,23556.630,88351.03,3529.826,274

With children under 18 years old

10,7278,12775.87,06165.81,06613.12,600

With children 6 to 17 years old, none younger

5,9554,86181.64,34973.051210.51,094

With children under 6 years old

4,7713,26668.52,71256.855417.01,505

With children under 3 years old

2,6791,72364.31,40752.531718.4956

With no children under 18 years old

49,78326,10852.423,82247.92,2868.823,675
White, all marital statuses

Total women, 16 years and over

97,25757,35159.053,40954.93,9416.939,906

With children under 18 years old

28,46320,23971.118,83066.21,4097.08,224

With children 6 to 17 years old, none younger

15,65412,21278.011,45573.27576.23,442

With children under 6 years old

12,8098,02762.77,37557.66528.14,782

With children under 3 years old

7,5894,59660.64,24255.93547.72,993

With no children under 18 years old

68,79437,11153.934,57950.32,5326.831,683
White, married, spouse present

Total women, 16 years and over

51,91231,83461.330,19458.21,6405.220,078

With children under 18 years old

21,58914,99569.514,19965.87965.36,595

With children 6 to 17 years old, none younger

11,7588,98876.48,53472.64545.12,769

With children under 6 years old

9,8326,00661.15,66557.63425.73,826

With children under 3 years old

5,9323,54559.83,35256.51935.52,387

With no children under 18 years old

30,32216,83955.515,99552.78445.013,483
White, other marital statuses(1)

Total women, 16 years and over

45,34525,51756.323,21551.22,3019.019,828

With children under 18 years old

6,8735,24576.34,63167.461411.71,629

With children 6 to 17 years old, none younger

3,8963,22482.72,92175.03039.4672

With children under 6 years old

2,9772,02167.91,71057.431115.4956

With children under 3 years old

1,6571,05163.489053.716015.3606

With no children under 18 years old

38,47220,27252.718,58548.31,6888.318,199
Black or African American, all marital statuses

Total women, 16 years and over

15,4749,38860.78,37254.11,01610.86,086

With children under 18 years old

5,1593,90475.73,42766.447612.21,255

With children 6 to 17 years old, none younger

2,8572,29480.32,06772.32279.9564

With children under 6 years old

2,3021,61070.01,36059.125015.5692

With children under 3 years old

1,32287266.070553.316719.2450

With no children under 18 years old

10,3145,48453.24,94547.95399.84,830
Black or African American, married, spouse present

Total women, 16 years and over

4,3682,93067.12,75263.01786.11,438

With children under 18 years old

1,9301,49777.51,41573.3825.5434

With children 6 to 17 years old, none younger

1,12392081.987177.6495.3203

With children under 6 years old

80857771.454467.3335.7231

With children under 3 years old

45729865.227760.5217.2159

With no children under 18 years old

2,4371,43358.81,33754.9966.71,004
Black or African American, other marital statuses(1)

Total women, 16 years and over

11,1066,45858.25,62050.683813.04,647

With children under 18 years old

3,2292,40774.62,01362.339516.4822

With children 6 to 17 years old, none younger

1,7351,37479.21,19668.917812.9361

With children under 6 years old

1,4941,03369.281754.721721.0461

With children under 3 years old

86457466.442849.514625.4290

With no children under 18 years old

7,8774,05151.43,60845.844410.93,826
Asian, all marital statuses

Total women, 16 years and over

5,6133,26958.23,08555.01845.62,343

With children under 18 years old

1,8771,30069.21,22965.5715.4578

With children 6 to 17 years old, none younger

98174575.970672.0395.2236

With children under 6 years old

89655561.952358.3325.7342

With children under 3 years old

53232360.730557.5175.3209

With no children under 18 years old

3,7351,96952.71,85649.71135.71,766
Asian, married, spouse present

Total women, 16 years and over

3,3662,09062.11,97158.61195.71,277

With children under 18 years old

1,6601,11867.41,06063.9585.2541

With children 6 to 17 years old, none younger

84862774.060070.8274.3221

With children under 6 years old

81249160.546056.6326.4321

With children under 3 years old

49729559.427855.9175.8202

With no children under 18 years old

1,70797156.991153.4606.2736
Asian, other marital statuses(1)

Total women, 16 years and over

2,2461,17952.51,11449.6655.51,067

With children under 18 years old

21818183.216977.6126.737

With children 6 to 17 years old, none younger

13311888.510679.51210.115

With children under 6 years old

846374.86374.5--21

With children under 3 years old

352879.72879.0--7

With no children under 18 years old

2,02899849.294546.6535.31,030
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, all marital statuses

Total women, 16 years and over

15,8499,02356.98,03050.799311.06,826

With children under 18 years old

6,9314,32262.33,81055.051211.82,610

With children 6 to 17 years old, none younger

3,4352,44271.12,18863.725410.4992

With children under 6 years old

3,4971,87953.71,62246.425813.71,617

With children under 3 years old

2,0011,01150.587143.514013.9990

With no children under 18 years old

8,9174,70152.74,22047.348110.24,216
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, married, spouse present

Total women, 16 years and over

7,5964,19455.23,77349.742110.03,402

With children under 18 years old

4,6422,65257.12,36651.028610.81,990

With children 6 to 17 years old, none younger

2,3091,54166.71,37959.716210.5768

With children under 6 years old

2,3331,11147.698742.312511.21,221

With children under 3 years old

1,37161745.055040.16710.9754

With no children under 18 years old

2,9541,54252.21,40747.61358.81,413
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, other marital statuses(1)

Total women, 16 years and over

8,2534,82958.54,25751.657211.83,424

With children under 18 years old

2,2901,66972.91,44463.022613.5620

With children 6 to 17 years old, none younger

1,12690280.180971.89310.3224

With children under 6 years old

1,16476866.063554.513317.3396

With children under 3 years old

63039462.532150.97318.5236

With no children under 18 years old

5,9633,16053.02,81447.234611.02,803

Footnotes:
(1) Includes never-married, divorced, separated, and widowed persons.

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. Detail for the above race groups (White, Black or African American, and Asian) do not sum to totals because data are not presented for all races. Persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race.

 

SOURCE: 2009 Annual Social and Economic Supplement, Current Population Survey, U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

 

Last Modified Date: March 16, 2011