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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey

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

(Numbers in thousands)
Table 7. Employment status of women by presence and age of youngest child, March 1975-2008
YearCivilian labor forceEmployedUnemployed
TotalPercent of populationTotalPercent of labor force
With children under age 18

1975

14,61647.413,0691,54811.0

1976

15,07348.813,7251,3468.9

1977

15,66950.814,2761,3938.9

1978

16,38553.015,1421,2427.6

1979

16,88354.515,6241,2597.7

1980

17,79056.616,5261,2647.1

1981

18,42258.116,9521,4718.0

1982

18,74458.516,8541,89010.1

1983

18,92458.916,7922,13111.3

1984

19,55560.517,7821,7739.1

1985

20,04162.118,3061,7358.7

1986

20,62062.818,9221,6988.2

1987

21,42264.719,7981,6247.6

1988

21,54565.120,1411,4046.5

1989

21,93665.720,6471,2895.9

1990

22,19666.720,8651,3316.0

1991

22,32766.620,7741,5527.0

1992

22,75667.221,0521,7047.5

1993

23,06366.921,5211,5416.7

1994

24,19168.422,4671,7247.1

1995

24,69569.723,1951,5006.1

1996

24,72070.223,3861,3345.4

1997

25,60472.124,0821,5225.9

1998

25,64772.324,2091,4385.6

1999

25,47272.124,3071,1654.6

2000

25,79572.924,6931,1024.3

2001

26,26972.725,0301,2394.7

2002

26,14072.224,6121,5295.8

2003

26,20271.724,5981,6036.1

2004

25,91370.724,4131,5015.8

2005

25,94170.524,5641,3775.3

2006

26,00970.624,7281,2814.9

2007

26,83471.325,6461,1884.4

2008

25,93071.224,6371,2945.0
With children ages 6 to 17, none younger

1975

8,91754.98,2187007.9

1976

9,38856.28,7696216.6

1977

10,04058.39,3896506.5

1978

10,40160.09,8455565.3

1979

10,64661.610,0306155.8

1980

11,25264.310,6406125.4

1981

11,49065.510,7257656.7

1982

11,37765.810,4409368.2

1983

11,34066.310,3031,0379.1

1984

11,53868.110,7397996.9

1985

11,82669.910,9848427.1

1986

12,07570.411,3207566.3

1987

12,43872.011,6617786.3

1988

12,68373.312,0426415.1

1989

12,80074.212,1686324.9

1990

12,79974.712,1336665.2

1991

12,69174.412,0176745.3

1992

13,18375.912,3917936.0

1993

13,44175.412,7576845.1

1994

13,86376.013,0747895.7

1995

14,30076.413,6086914.8

1996

14,42777.213,7946334.4

1997

14,99378.114,2827114.7

1998

15,02878.414,3706584.4

1999

15,15078.514,6335163.4

2000

15,47979.014,9315493.5

2001

15,83979.415,2206193.9

2002

15,94878.615,1717774.9

2003

15,99378.715,1668285.2

2004

15,78277.515,0067764.9

2005

15,59476.914,9306634.3

2006

15,57976.914,9496304.0

2007

15,94077.715,3415993.8

2008

15,47977.514,8426364.1
With children under age 6

1975

5,69939.04,85184814.9

1976

5,68440.14,95772712.8

1977

5,62941.24,88774213.2

1978

5,98344.05,29768711.5

1979

6,23845.75,59464410.3

1980

6,53846.85,88665210.0

1981

6,93348.96,22770610.2

1982

7,36749.96,41495312.9

1983

7,58350.56,4891,09414.4

1984

8,01752.17,04397412.1

1985

8,21553.57,32289310.9

1986

8,54554.47,60294311.0

1987

8,98356.78,1378469.4

1988

8,86256.18,0997638.6

1989

9,13656.78,4786577.2

1990

9,39758.28,7326647.1

1991

9,63658.48,7588789.1

1992

9,57358.08,6629119.5

1993

9,62157.98,7648578.9

1994

10,32860.39,3949359.0

1995

10,39562.39,5878097.8

1996

10,29362.39,5927016.8

1997

10,61065.09,8008107.6

1998

10,61965.29,8397807.3

1999

10,32264.49,6746486.3

2000

10,31665.39,7635535.4

2001

10,43064.49,8106205.9

2002

10,19364.19,4417527.4

2003

10,20962.99,4337767.6

2004

10,13162.29,4077247.1

2005

10,34762.69,6347146.9

2006

10,43063.09,7796516.2

2007

10,89463.510,3055895.4

2008

10,45263.69,7946576.3
With children under age 3

1975

2,82434.32,32650017.7

1976

2,70234.12,28541815.5

1977

2,79535.42,37142415.2

1978

3,17939.42,76841112.9

1979

3,38041.12,97940111.9

1980

3,56541.93,16739811.2

1981

3,82644.33,38044611.7

1982

4,13345.63,54259114.3

1983

4,23346.03,55168216.1

1984

4,40147.63,83956212.8

1985

4,60149.54,08951311.1

1986

4,78650.84,22755911.7

1987

5,06452.94,5704949.8

1988

4,94752.44,4774709.5

1989

5,05352.44,6713817.5

1990

5,21653.64,8233937.5

1991

5,41754.54,86855010.1

1992

5,32954.54,77655310.4

1993

5,34953.94,8574929.2

1994

5,72457.15,1655599.8

1995

5,65058.75,1724788.5

1996

5,61959.05,2223977.1

1997

5,83961.85,3664738.1

1998

5,88262.25,4544287.3

1999

5,64560.75,2853596.4

2000

5,67061.05,3503205.6

2001

5,74360.75,3503936.8

2002

5,60060.55,1604407.9

2003

5,56858.75,1124568.2

2004

5,40157.34,9834177.7

2005

5,70458.95,2994057.1

2006

5,84259.95,4583846.6

2007

6,00660.15,6793275.5

2008

5,75459.65,3803746.5
With no children under age 18

1975

22,36545.120,3811,9848.9

1976

23,32745.721,3891,9388.3

1977

24,38546.422,3482,0378.4

1978

25,36247.023,6311,7316.8

1979

26,96248.625,2851,6776.2

1980

27,14448.125,3751,7696.5

1981

27,99248.725,9342,0597.4

1982

28,35148.626,0412,3118.2

1983

28,85648.726,3732,4838.6

1984

29,68449.327,6522,0326.8

1985

30,85050.428,8142,0366.6

1986

31,11250.529,1072,0056.4

1987

31,53850.529,6881,8505.9

1988

32,49051.230,9111,5804.9

1989

33,25551.931,7611,4954.5

1990

33,94252.332,3911,5514.6

1991

34,04752.032,1671,8805.5

1992

34,48752.332,4812,0065.8

1993

34,49552.132,4762,0205.9

1994

35,45553.133,3452,1106.0

1995

35,84352.934,0541,7895.0

1996

36,50953.034,6981,8115.0

1997

37,29553.635,5721,7234.6

1998

38,25354.136,6801,5734.1

1999

39,31454.337,5871,7274.4

2000

40,14254.838,4081,7334.3

2001

40,99654.439,3631,6334.0

2002

41,27854.039,0382,2415.4

2003

42,03954.139,6672,3725.6

2004

42,28953.840,0002,2895.4

2005

42,67753.540,5702,1074.9

2006

43,39253.641,4401,9524.5

2007

44,03953.942,2791,7604.0

2008

45,58554.343,4172,1684.8

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. Data for 1994 and subsequent years are not directly comparable with data for 1993 and earlier years because of the introduction of a major redesign of the Current Population Survey.

 

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